tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22789499129852616832024-03-06T12:00:57.924-08:00the girl & the fig farm projectAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13427000563672644957noreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2278949912985261683.post-69579143151591776152013-11-10T13:06:00.000-08:002013-11-10T13:06:23.752-08:00Pumpkin Patter<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great Atlantic Pumpkin<br />
at the farm</td></tr>
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We are growing <a href="http://sonoma-figgirl.com/" target="_blank">Great Atlantic Pumpkins at the farm</a>. </div>
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They can weigh 2,000 pounds, but we are not going for a record like that.</div>
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You probably know that pumpkins are part of the squash family, </div>
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but did you know that the word originated from the Greek language?</div>
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Or that signs of pumpkin seeds date back 5,000 years in Mexico?</div>
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We have other "<a href="http://sonoma-figgirl.com/" target="_blank">pumpkin patter</a>" as well as some </div>
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savory (and sweet) ways to cook with pumpkins,</div>
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but you'll need to go to our <a href="http://sonoma-figgirl.com/" target="_blank">new farm blog</a> space at</div>
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<a href="http://sonoma-figgirl.com/">http://sonoma-figgirl.com</a></div>
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We appreciate that you've been following the blog, </div>
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and hope you will "follow us" as we move to a <a href="http://sonoma-figgirl.com/" target="_blank">new "blog space"</a></div>
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Same farm, same musings just a <a href="http://sonoma-figgirl.com/" target="_blank">new link</a>.</div>
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<a href="http://sonoma-figgirl.com/" target="_blank">See you there</a>!</div>
ASAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256960911261125607noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2278949912985261683.post-78884318433537338382013-11-03T09:25:00.001-08:002013-11-03T12:04:15.395-08:00Good for the table, good for the ground<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">Daylight savings time change confirms
we are now officially </span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">on <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2013/10/seasonal-colors.html" target="_blank">the other side of summer</a>, and even <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2013/09/straddling-seasons.html" target="_blank">"early"fall</a>. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It's the time of year we want to burrow into a favorite sweater </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">and are
happy to have the aroma of a long </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">simmering soup or stew throughout the house. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Our chefs are also tweaking the menu at <i><a href="http://www.thegirlandthefig.com/" target="_blank">the girl & the fig</a></i>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">pan-roasted half chicken, fall panzanella, butternut squash, </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">currants, walnuts, pancetta vinaigrette, which certainly makes </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">good use of our
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-align: left;">So, of course we would grow them all year round! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-align: left;">Shallots are considered a "cousin" to onions and garlic, but they have a milder flavor. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.micheleannajordan.com/Home.html" target="_blank">Food writer Michele Anna Jordan</a> <a href="http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20131023/lifestyle/131029873?title=The-appealing-subtlety--of-shallots" target="_blank">describes her relationship with shallots</a> this way: </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-align: left;">"A shallot </span><span style="text-align: center;">can insinuate itself into a wide variety of dishes </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">When it is used with other alliums, any dish blossoms with a full spectrum of flavors, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">which is why I always add shallots of my French onion soup."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">She considers them indispensable for vinaigrettes, as do our <a href="http://www.thegirlandthefig.com/#!menus/c24jx" target="_blank">chefs at "the fig." </a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And a must-have in your kitchen are our "Pickled Shallots," courtesy of</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: MinionPro; font-size: 11pt;">In a saucepan, combine the wine vinegar, sugar, and salt. Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Add the thyme, bay leaf and shallots and stir to coat evenly. Cook briskly for exactly 1 minute over high heat and remove from the heat. Allow the mixture to stand until it cools to room temperature. Transfer to a sealed container and refrigerate for up to 2 days.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And what vegetables are simmering </span><br />
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I'm not sure about where you live, but for those of us in Sonoma, </div>
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right now the weather continues to "mess with us" a little. </div>
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Mornings are cold, sometimes foggy assuring us that </div>
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indeed the calendar is correct and we are well into autumn. </div>
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Then by afternoon when the temperature has reached </div>
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80 degrees, we think we are in summer. </div>
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So, of course it is layering for our clothing choices, but somehow, </div>
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love those summer salads as we do, when it comes to culinary choices, </div>
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we really do find ourselves in sync with the calendar. </div>
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Fortunately, our winter squash beds are prolific so "<a href="http://www.thegirlandthefig.com/" target="_blank">the fig's</a>" </div>
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popular butternut squash soup, featured on page 204 </div>
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will be appearing on <a href="http://www.thegirlandthefig.com/#!menus/c24jx" target="_blank">the menu at the restaurant</a>, or is an easy go-to meal for you too.</div>
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1 small yellow onion, chopped<br />
3 celery stalks, chopped<br />
1 medium carrot, chopped
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<span style="font-family: 'MinionPro'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">1 large leek, white part only, cleaned and chopped<br />
2 shallots, chopped<br />
4 garlic cloves, crushed<br />
21⁄2 pounds Butternut squash, peeled, seeded, chopped
Salt and white pepper to taste
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<span style="font-family: 'MinionPro'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">1⁄2 cup heavy cream
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<span style="font-family: 'MinionPro'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">1 bunch fresh sage leaves, picked, for garnish
Balsamic Reduction (page 311), for garnish
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<span style="font-family: 'MinionPro'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">Melt 4 tablespoons of the butter in a medium saucepan over medium-low
heat. Add the onion, celery, carrot, leek, shallots, and garlic and sauté until
the vegetables are soft, about 7 minutes. Stir the vegetables occasionally to
prevent browning. Add the squash to the vegetables and stir. Add 2 quarts
of water and season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce
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<span style="font-family: 'MinionPro'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">to a simmer, and cook until the squash is just tender, 15 to 20 minutes.
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<span style="font-family: 'MinionPro'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">Add the heavy cream and the remaining 4 tablespoons of butter. Remove
the vegetables from the heat and purée immediately in a blender or<br />
food processor. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve and adjust seasoning if
necessary.
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<span style="font-family: 'MinionPro'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">Heat a small amount of blended oil to 300°F and fry the sage leaves
until crispy. Transfer the sage leaves to paper towels to drain and cool.
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<span style="font-family: 'MinionPro'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">Ladle the soup into 6 bowls and garnish each with a drizzle of the
balsamic vinegar reduction and a few fried sage leaves.
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By the way, as we explain in Plats du Jour cookbook: </div>
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"Even though they are harvested in the fall, they are called winter squash </div>
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because their hard, thick skins protect them during the winter storage, </div>
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which was crucial in the days before refrigeration. </div>
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Their large size and sometimes odd-looking exterior seem </div>
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to intimidate some cooks but they are actually very easy to work with. </div>
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Once you remove the tough outer skin or cut one in half and roast it with the skin on, </div>
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you've got a very nutritious and adaptable ingredient." </div>
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There are many <a href="http://localfoods.about.com/od/wintersquashpumpkin/ss/Types-Of-Winter-Squash.htm" target="_blank">varieties of winter squash</a> </div>
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and you can substitute one for the other in recipes. </div>
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Here are some other <a href="http://allrecipes.com/howto/winter-squash-how-to-cook-it/" target="_blank">winter squash recipe ideas</a>. </div>
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Planting squash always yields great bounty, </div>
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and similarly, there is no shortage of other<a href="http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes_menus/collections/healthy_squash_recipes" target="_blank"> tips on cooking winter squash</a>.</div>
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The recipes are all well and good you say, </div>
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but that thick skin, which may be good for the squash, </div>
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kind of scares you when it comes to cutting the squash? </div>
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Of course you can't enjoy the versatility of winter squash </div>
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and experiment with these recipes if you are unsure how to cut it. </div>
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Check out this video for a great tip:</div>
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We have other vegetables growing at the farm that say "fall" including cauliflower. </div>
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<a href="http://www.thegirlandthefig.com/#!menus/c24jx" target="_blank">Our chefs</a> feature a popular cauliflower & romanesco gratin </div>
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with cauliflower cream, sort of a "mac & cheese in disguise!" </div>
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanesco_broccoli" target="_blank">Romanesco broccoli</a> is an especially delicious variety of green cauliflower, </div>
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but can be hard to find, so yo can substitute broccoli in the recipe. </div>
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Did you know there is also orange and purple cauliflower? (More <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">color in the garden</a>). </div>
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Chef tip: look for cauliflower heads (called curds) that are tightly closed, </div>
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surrounded by bright green leaves.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cauliflower & romanesco gratin photo by <a href="http://www.stevenpix.com/" target="_blank">Steven Krause</a><br />for <i><a href="http://www.platsdujour.net/" target="_blank">Plats du Jour: the girl & the fig's Journey Through the Seasons in Wine Country</a></i></td></tr>
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So, you can see that cauliflower is not as dull as it might seem<span style="font-family: inherit;">—it's colorful and <a href="http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=13" target="_blank">healthy</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">and much <a href="http://www.nibblypig.co.uk/getting-creative-with-cauliflower" target="_blank">more versatile</a> than you think. Besides our "mac & cheese" version, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">did you know that if you grate cauliflower curds to "rice like" shape, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">you can use them to make risotto? Use the cauliflower instead of the Arborio rice! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">At 25 calories per cup for cauliflower, that's tempting, right? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Check out a <a href="http://www.news-herald.com/lifestyle/20131008/recipe-cauliflower-risotto" target="_blank">cauliflower risotto recipe</a> which ensures the flavor </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">and consistency will be creamy and savory.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Got you thinking of how to be<a href="http://www.brit.co/12-cauliflower/" target="_blank"> creative with cauliflower</a>? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">How about savory kale, garlic & cauliflower puree pop tarts? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Fun way to get your Vitamin B, C, K and manganese.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">kale, garlic & cauliflower puree pop tarts<br />photo & recipe courtesy of <a href="http://www.reclaimingprovincial.com/2012/11/18/savory-kale-garlic-cauliflower-puree-pop-tarts/" target="_blank">reclaiming provincial</a></td></tr>
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All this rivals summer's bounty at the farm, </div>
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which helps on these cold autumn mornings. </div>
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But actually, with recipes and ideas like this cooking, </div>
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we might not mind if it doesn't warm up in the afternoon. </div>
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After all, could be a perfect time for soups and stews </div>
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and we have just the right ingredients growing at our farm.</div>
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<a href="http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20131016/articles/131019618" target="_blank">Sonoma's grape harvest is drawing to a close</a>, a true signal </div>
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that we are <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2013/09/straddling-seasons.html" target="_blank">shifting seasons</a> here in Wine Country. </div>
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It gets dark earlier each evening and we notice it is no longer possible </div>
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to take a morning walk in the light around 6 am. </div>
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Halloween decorations do not seem premature as October flies by, </div>
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but the colors at our farm still alternate between signs of summer and cues to autumn.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the tomatoes just keep on going!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2011/12/orchard-in-winter.html" target="_blank">persimmons signal fall in the orchard</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">as do the <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2011/11/autumn-at-farm.html" target="_blank">juju berries</a> </td></tr>
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But even as we continue to harvest our precious tomatoes, </div>
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we know that most of what we are picking will </div>
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soon be <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2013/09/tomato-tips.html" target="_blank">frozen or preserved</a> in some way.<br />
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And as we've done with the other beds at the farm, we will clear away the 800 plants, </div>
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refresh the soil and plant something else for our winter garden. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">broccoli and radish planted here</td></tr>
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While we are always reliant on the weather for success at the farm, </div>
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in winter, we are even more dependent on "good" weather, </div>
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so we stick close to what we know works well for us at the farm.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">carrots are always on the <a href="http://www.thegirlandthefig.com/#!menus/c24jx" target="_blank">menu "at the fig"</a></td></tr>
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Our chefs make good use of our carrots, whether at the bar or in the kitchen.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"The Harlot" cocktail with carrots & beets from the farm</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">Executive Chef John Toulze </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">at the farm now, we have several varieties of carrots:<br />
<a href="http://www.rareseeds.com/amarillo-carrot/" target="_blank">amarillo</a> which are yellow and <a href="http://www.rareseeds.com/berlicum-2-carrot/" target="_blank">berlicum</a> which are orange</td></tr>
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Did you know there are <a href="http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk/atoz.html" target="_blank">many varieties of carrots</a>? </div>
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ASAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256960911261125607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2278949912985261683.post-90017790324932687822013-09-28T14:00:00.001-07:002013-10-06T19:16:15.807-07:00The Zen of Farming<br />
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Why do we farm? While our <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2011/11/johns-musings-about-farm.html" target="_blank">main motivation</a> </div>
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is to grow our own food, know where our vegetables come from, </div>
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have control over how organic and natural the process is, </div>
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and to <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2012/03/sense-of-place-in-our-food.html" target="_blank">share that with you, our diners</a>, we also find </div>
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ourselves drawn in to the <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2011/12/casting-spell.html" target="_blank">"zen of farming,"</a> the experience </div>
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and connection with the land which leads us to a greater re-connection with ourselves.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Executive Chef John Toulze<br />alone in his garden <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-farm-at-fig.html" target="_blank">"behind the fig"</a></td></tr>
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Perhaps we knew it and perhaps we didn't <i>really</i> know the extent of it, </div>
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but the farm(ing) draws us in and invites <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2013/03/lessons-from-farm.html" target="_blank">reflection on things we didn't anticipate</a>, </div>
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well beyond the importance of caring for the land and <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2012/04/sonoma-home-grown.html" target="_blank">cultivating good food</a>.</div>
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We certainly don't purport to anything approaching preaching on this subject, </div>
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but we <i>just know</i> the benefits we reap from our labors.</div>
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And we appreciate our neighbors in the area who subscribe to this as well.</div>
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We "got it" immediately when we read a recent post at <a href="http://ediblemarinandwinecountry.com/" target="_blank">Edible Marin & Wine Country's</a> </div>
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about <a href="http://ediblemarinandwinecountry.com/fall-2013/cultivating-awareness-farming-is-daily-meditation-at-green-gulch/" target="_blank">Green Gulch Farm in Marin:</a> "The farming at <a href="http://www.sfzc.org/ggf/default.asp" target="_blank">Green Gulch</a> is </div>
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about taking care of the land completely, whole -heartedly, </div>
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with attention to detail...we practice the full experience of interconnectedness." </div>
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Another neighbor we salute is <a href="http://www.slideranch.org/index.html" target="_blank">Slide Ranch</a>, </div>
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a <a href="http://ediblemarinandwinecountry.com/uncategorized/notable-edibles-3/" target="_blank">non-profit teaching farm</a> in the Marin Headlands,</div>
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"which has been providing Bay Area children and their families </div>
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hands-on opportunities to learn about where our food comes from, </div>
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as well as environmental stewardship, since this historic </div>
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34-acre dairy property was first protected in 1970.</div>
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As we stop and reflect on what needs to be done at the farm </div>
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to <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2012/10/and-seasons-they-go-round-and-round.html" target="_blank">transition from one season to the next</a>, </div>
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to look ahead and prepare for what we will do next,</div>
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it seemed like the "right moment" to ponder why we are farming at all.</div>
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Why do you farm? </div>
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What do you "get" from your garden, </div>
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besides delicious vegetables and fruits?</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">humbled indeed when we discovered<br />
one of the birds was feasting on our figs!<br />
who can blame them though?</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As we've talked about here, <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2013/05/first-batch-of-tomatoes.html" target="_blank">farming keeps us humble</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">and on our toes—there are things we plan for and can expect and often things we can't. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We are always adapting and <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-gardens-plan.html" target="_blank">learning</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The farm reminds us that it is an <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2011/12/farm-project-biodynamic-organism.html" target="_blank">alive and constantly growing place</a>. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">not much time between the <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2013/09/straddling-seasons.html" target="_blank">planting of the upper quad</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and the winter squash explosion!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Sometimes it is the surprises we find that are </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">even better than what we expect to see.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">we are still amazed at the blossoms on our tomato plants<br />
late September!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Some other farm highlights include:</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">we always love the first fig sighting<br />
<a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-farm-at-fig.html" target="_blank">behind "the fig"</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and this one at the farm.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">knowing that even those these tomatoes are green,<br />
they are ready</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and will soon be these <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2013/09/tomato-truths.html" target="_blank">"fried green tomatoes"</a> at<br />
<i><a href="http://www.thegirlandthefig.com/" target="_blank">the girl & the fig</a></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">encountering a bee hard at work</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and a lizard too. Can you find this guy?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cropping makes him a little more visible,<br />
but his camouflage suit is pretty good</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and running into this bird right outside the orchard<br />
he was busy getting his dinner too!</td></tr>
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The farm is in flux right now as we transition </div>
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from summer to fall and look ahead to winter.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2013/06/squash-chatter.html" target="_blank">summer squash</a> competes with</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">winter squash to <a href="http://www.thegirlandthefig.com/#!menus/c24jx" target="_blank">inspire the chefs!</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">these beds will soon have leeks & garlic</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and our Atlantic Giant squash is close to harvesting</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Giant" target="_blank">did you know Atlantic Great squash have been bred for 130 years?</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and our <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2011/12/orchard-in-winter.html" target="_blank">persimmons</a> will soon be ready </td></tr>
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Today is the first day of fall. </div>
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As we've been saying, <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2013/09/straddling-seasons.html" target="_blank">autumn is creeping up on us</a> </div>
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with the change of light and cooler mornings and evenings, </div>
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but summer holds on, especially during the day. </div>
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Our neighboring winemakers applaud this two-tiered weather pattern </div>
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saying <a href="http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20130917/business/130919568?title=North-Coast-grape-harvest-accelerates" target="_blank">2013 will be an especially good year for wine</a>, </div>
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while acknowledging that harvest has come early. </div>
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And, we just hang in there with Mother Nature at the farm, </div>
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as the summer harvest continues a bit longer, still giving us strawberries, </div>
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tomatoes and cucumbers to inspire <a href="http://www.thegirlandthefig.com/#!menus/c24jx" target="_blank">the chefs</a>.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">strawberries still growing at the farm</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">inspired a recent dessert finale to <a href="http://www.thegirlandthefig.com/#!plats%20du%20jour/c231p" target="_blank">plats du jour menu</a>:<br />
cheesecake parfait, fresh berries & vanilla crema</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the late morning/afternoon heat has brought us<br />
super-sized heirloom tomatoes</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">which are still abundant at the farm.</td></tr>
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We expect to have <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2013/09/tomato-tips.html" target="_blank">harvested 4,000 pounds of tomatoes</a> this summer,</div>
and are amazed that the tomato plants are <i>still flowering </i>for more fruit to grow!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">while still <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2013/09/tomato-truths.html" target="_blank">relishing the tomatoes</a> we bring them,<br />
the chefs' concession to fall is:<br />
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/thegirlandthefig/posts/10151906763145908" target="_blank">oven-dried tomatoes</a> with fresh mozzarella, frisee,<br />
shaved crostini, fig balsamic & California olive oil</td></tr>
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But as we've been saying, we <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2013/09/straddling-seasons.html" target="_blank">have our eye on autumn</a>.</div>
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And in fact, we can now see some of what that will be at the farm </div>
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as the winter squash we planted a few weeks ago has begun to make its appearance.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">just a few weeks ago, the squash beds in the upper quad</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">soon this beautiful blossom will be bring us a tasty squash</td></tr>
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We are looking forward to what our chefs will do with our winter squash.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> honey glazed winter squash photo by Steven Krause for<br />
<i><a href="http://www.platsdujour.net/" target="_blank">Plats du Jour: the girl & the fig's Journey Through the Seasons in Wine Country</a></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a sure sign of fall is the gourds and squash at our farm's neighbor<br />
<a href="http://www.oakhillfarm.net/" target="_blank">Oak Hill Farm in Glen Ellen</a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">There are signs of <a href="http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20130920/articles/130929934"><span style="color: #0000ef;">fall all over the area</span></a>, "including
the 18,000 pounds of pumpkins <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://sonomafb.org/Farm+News/Farm+News+Archive/2012/Oct+12/Popular+Roadside+Attraction.htm"><span style="color: #0000ef;">Jim Groverman</span></a>, owner of Petaluma Pumpkin Patch
and Amazing Corn Maze, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">just shipped to pumpkin sellers
around the Bay Area."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">His "<a href="http://www.petalumapumpkinpatch.com/cornmaze.htm"><span style="color: #0000ef;">Amazing Corn Maze</span></a>" has been a popular fall
attraction <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">for 20 years and is about to
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">You seriously can get lost in this corn maze, even
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What do you look forward to in the autumn season?</div>
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And what are you growing for fall?</div>
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For Sonoma locals, here are some tips on <a href="http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20130920/lifestyle/130919394" target="_blank">what to plant in your garden for fall</a>.</div>
ASAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256960911261125607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2278949912985261683.post-64181599207584564092013-09-14T22:32:00.002-07:002013-09-14T22:32:10.189-07:00Tomato Tips!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_NJZYnWX_QkOE86X84MvE5bxVQ8t1Am8lt_Mt8Csv3sysCSkimKWn0c2Mp1yBftWAqpU8ReuwJ9zP8qIrLws_lfznrvMjxIjWd7k9alHttOkRyMwuXsHCYf0NTW63f08YjoMDkRRM5v4/s1600/fall+looking+at+winter.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_NJZYnWX_QkOE86X84MvE5bxVQ8t1Am8lt_Mt8Csv3sysCSkimKWn0c2Mp1yBftWAqpU8ReuwJ9zP8qIrLws_lfznrvMjxIjWd7k9alHttOkRyMwuXsHCYf0NTW63f08YjoMDkRRM5v4/s1600/fall+looking+at+winter.JPG" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">empty beds waiting for fall planting overlook<br />
thriving summer beds in lower quad</td></tr>
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Last week we noted how we are <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2013/09/straddling-seasons.html" target="_blank">straddling the seasons</a>, </div>
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which of course means that <i>this week, </i>we are one week<i> further </i></div>
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from summer and one week<i> closer </i>to fall<i>. </i></div>
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So, I checked in with Matt & Ray from<span style="color: red;"> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/llsonoma" target="_blank">Local Landscapers</a> </span>who work closely</div>
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with our <span style="color: red;"><a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-gardens-plan.html" target="_blank">Executive Chef (and Farm Visionary) John Toulze</a> </span></div>
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about what was next at the farm. </div>
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And indeed, even as we continue harvesting tomatoes and other summer plants </div>
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(we had the time to plant, and are now harvesting, our second round of <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2013/08/cucumber-utility-player.html" target="_blank">cucumbers</a>), </div>
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there is a lot of <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2012/11/matters-of-great-importance.html" target="_blank">clean up going on at the farm</a> as we ready </div>
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for some fall planting and look ahead to the </div>
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soil amendment work that will define our <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2012/04/winter-garden-becomes-spring-garden.html" target="_blank">winter garden</a>. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">late summer cucumber growing</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a recent special at <i><a href="http://www.thegirlandthefig.com/#!menus/c24jx" target="_blank">the girl & the fig</a></i>:<br />
<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">crispy oysters - pepper purée,
cucumber salad, roasted corn</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">too many tomatoes?<br />
tomato cucumber soup at <a href="http://www.thegirlandthefig.com/#!menus/c24jx" target="_blank">the girl & the fig</a>.</td></tr>
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But let's not get ahead of ourselves. <span style="font-family: inherit;">The
coming weeks </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">will be
filled with talk of <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2012/07/more-than-one-season-at-farm.html#uds-search-results"><span style="color: #0000ef;">fall planting</span></a>, clean up, <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2012/12/under-cover-crops.html"><span style="color: #0000ef;">cover crops</span></a>, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2013/02/growing-just-beneath-surface.html"><span style="color: #0000ef;">soil enrichment</span></a><span style="color: red;"> </span>and
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Before we change direction from the current time of "grab and go," </div>
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being able to stop at the farm in the morning, pick vegetables for </div>
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the chefs to create the evening's dinner, there is still time to </div>
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reflect on the freshness we collect every day at the farm. </div>
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And in fact, as we look ahead to a new time at the farm, </div>
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we can also plan for a similar "new" time in the kitchen </div>
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which will still celebrate our summer bounty, but in a different way.</div>
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Recently we told <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2013/09/tomato-truths.html" target="_blank">"tomato truths,"</a> but now we will </div>
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get down to some valuable "tomato tips" so you can "remember" </div>
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how delicious they were later in the year.</div>
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Hard as it is to resist eating the tomatoes we are picking, </div>
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this is exactly the time of year to consider preserving them </div>
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so you can savor the sweetness of summer later in the year. </div>
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A tomato sauce made from your fresh summer tomatoes far surpasses </div>
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even the best jar you can buy. </div>
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Here is a <a href="http://www.bhg.com/recipes/how-to/preserving-canning/how-to-freeze-tomatoes/" target="_blank">step-by step easy process to freeze tomatoes</a>.</div>
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And if the blanching process feels like even too much to do, </div>
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watch an <i>even quicker</i> way to freeze tomatoes. </div>
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Canning tomatoes is another great way to </div>
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experience summer later in the year, but takes a bit more work. </div>
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There are actually a lot of <a href="http://www.sunset.com/food-wine/techniques/tomato-tips--tricks-00400000013406/" target="_blank">tips out there on canning</a>, including some shortcuts, </div>
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You can also enjoy sun-dried tomatoes in the winter </div>
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which you can get without the long process of laying them out in the sun. </div>
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<a href="http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-sun-dried-tomatoes-without-the-sun-176012" target="_blank">Make sun-dried tomatoes without the sun</a>! </div>
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At <i><a href="http://www.thegirlandthefig.com/" target="_blank">the girl & the fig</a></i>, our favorite way to preserve tomatoes is to </div>
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many dishes throughout the year. We go through the steps for you in </div>
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but we will also share it with you here:</div>
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<span style="font-family: 'MinionPro'; font-size: 11.000000pt;">1 pound heirloom tomatoes, seeded and chopped
1⁄2 cup sugar<br />
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice<br />
1⁄2 tablespoon lemon zest, chopped
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1⁄4 teaspoon ground coriander
Pinch of salt<br />
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Continue to cook until the mixture is medium brown,
occasionally brushing the sides of the pan with a water-dipped
pastry brush. Add the pecans, mix, and then spread the mixture
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Since freezing, canning and drying tomatoes lasts for months, </div>
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you can actually enjoy tomatoes all year.</div>
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If, like us, you <i>just love</i> tomatoes, this means </div>
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that love affair extends beyond a summer fling.</div>
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Do you have any tomato tips to share? </div>
<br />ASAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256960911261125607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2278949912985261683.post-58020452090081926682013-09-07T16:01:00.001-07:002013-09-07T16:01:37.476-07:00Straddling the seasons<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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During a walk today, I emerged from </div>
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a heavily shaded path to an opening that was bathed in sunlight. </div>
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I take this same walk almost every day and particularly </div>
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love this spot–I can see the light from the sun ahead </div>
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beckoning to me as a greeting for the day. </div>
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What struck me today was how much more golden and a bit sharper the sunlight </div>
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looked than the brighter yellow it has been previously, maybe even yesterday. </div>
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As I stepped into the sunshine, I looked over to where the sun was, </div>
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just over the horizon and noticed how much lower it was in the sky than it has been, </div>
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my first awareness of how near fall is–this visual harbinger to the change of season. </div>
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But knowing that, in a few hours, it would be close to 100 degrees </div>
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which of course would feel oh, so summer, I realized how much </div>
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we are beginning the "straddling of the seasons." </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">still on the <a href="http://www.thegirlandthefig.com/#!menus/c24jx" target="_blank">menu at <i>"the fig"</i></a><br />
both food photos by <a href="http://www.stevenpix.com/" target="_blank">Steven Krause</a> for <br />
<i><a href="http://www.platsdujour.net/" target="_blank">Plats du Jour: the girl & the fig's Journey Through the Seasons in Wine Country</a></i></td></tr>
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So, you can still be refreshed by the popular heirloom tomato and watermelon </div>
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salad at <i><a href="http://www.thegirlandthefig.com/" target="_blank">the girl & the fig</a></i>, and it is way too soon for</div>
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honey-glazed winter squash, but we do have <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2012/10/and-seasons-they-go-round-and-round.html" target="_blank">two seasons going at the farm</a>.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption">the fall garden overlooking the flourishing summer one</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">lower quad abundant with tomatoes, peppers, basil, beans & squash</td></tr>
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We continue to harvest from our <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2013/04/time-for-tomatoes.html" target="_blank">800 tomato plants</a>, </div>
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our "<a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2013/06/squash-chatter.html" target="_blank">summer squashes on steroids</a>," <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2013/07/morning-pickevenings-dinner.html" target="_blank">beans</a>, <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-current-farm-stars.html" target="_blank">eggplants</a>, and <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2012/07/more-than-one-season-at-farm.html" target="_blank">peppers</a>, </div>
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but once the potatoes in the upper quad at the farm were done, </div>
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we looked ahead to our late autumn/early winter garden and planted winter squash. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_kuri_squash" target="_blank">Red Kuri squash</a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We've planted <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_kuri_squash" target="_blank">Red Kuri squash</a>, which is "is thick-skinned pink colored winter
squash </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">that has the appearance of a small <span style="text-decoration: none;">pumpkin</span> without the
ridges. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Inside the hard outer skin there is a firm flesh that provides </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">a very
delicate and mellow <span style="text-decoration: none;">chestnut</span>-like
flavor." </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"<a href="http://www.examiner.com/article/best-meatless-monday-recipes-baked-red-kuri-squash" target="_blank">The seeds of the red kuri squash</a> are quite large. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">They can be roasted like pumpkin seeds and eaten, or saved for next year’s
garden. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">A medium to large squash will yield about 200 to 250 seeds.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We also have <a href="http://www.rareseeds.com/sucrine-du-berry-squas/" target="_blank">succre du berry</a> (a nod to our <a href="http://www.thegirlandthefig.com/" target="_blank">French inspiration</a>), </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.smartgardener.com/plants/491-squash-winter-table-gold/overview" target="_blank">table gold acorn</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butternut_squash" target="_blank">butternut squash</a>.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Butternut squash soup, balsamic reduction, with fried sage<br />
photo by <a href="http://www.stevenpix.com/" target="_blank">Steven Krause</a> for<br />
<i><a href="http://www.platsdujour.net/" target="_blank">Plats du Jour: the girl & the fig's Journey Through the Seasons in Wine Country</a></i></td></tr>
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Slight changes on the <a href="http://www.thegirlandthefig.com/#!menus/c24jx" target="_blank">menu at <i>the girl & the fig</i></a><br />
as we begin this transition from one season to the next:<br />
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Tomatoes and summer fruit continue to be featured:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This week's Plat du Jour is all about summer:<br />
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<span style="color: #262626;">While signs of fall creep onto the main </span><span style="color: #262626;">ENTRÉE list:</span><br />
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What's in your garden now?<br />
Is it still all about summer or have you started to prepare for fall?<br />
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<!--EndFragment-->ASAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256960911261125607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2278949912985261683.post-46266068353028114472013-09-01T14:07:00.002-07:002013-09-01T14:07:56.880-07:00Tomato Truths<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">ok, start talking!!</td></tr>
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Tomatoes, tomatoes, tomatoes--talk about bountiful! </div>
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Last week we harvested 900 pound of tomatoes from the farm!</div>
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If it was anything but tomatoes, maybe we would think we had too many, </div>
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(is there such a thing as "too many tomaotes?) </div>
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but then it's summer and tomato time and you really need to eat them every day, right?</div>
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So, our chefs get creative. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">oven roasted tomatoes at <i><a href="http://www.thegirlandthefig.com/" target="_blank">the girl & the fig</a></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">sun-dried tomato skins<br />we might be enjoying those later<br /> in the year, when it is past tomato time</td></tr>
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And a "fig-ified" version of fried green tomatoes was a very popular special recently.</div>
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You, like most of us, think that fried green tomatoes are a Southern dish, right? </div>
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This is likely due to the 1991 movie <i>Fried Green Tomatoes</i> based </div>
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on the 1987 novel by Fanny Flagg, "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe,"</div>
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both of which are set in Alabama. </div>
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And if you've traveled in the South, you will find the dish on menus </div>
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throughout the region touting their simple home-made true Southern food. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">fried green tomatoes, a recent special on the <a href="http://www.thegirlandthefig.com/#!menus/c24jx" target="_blank">menu at "the fig"</a></td></tr>
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Well, <a href="http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/2010/08/the-surprising-origins-of-fried-green-tomatoes/" target="_blank">big surprise</a>, but "fried green tomatoes may have been </div>
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as unusual in the South before 1991 as they were anywhere else."</div>
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<a href="http://www.robertfmoss.com/2007/08/fried-green-tomato-swindle.html" target="_blank">According to Robert F. Moss</a>, a food historian and writer in South Carolina: </div>
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"they entered the American culinary scene in the Northeast and Midwest, </div>
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perhaps with a link to Jewish immigrants." </div>
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Moss writes in a <a href="http://A recipe for "Fried Green Tomatoes" appears in the International Jewish Cookbook (1919), recommended as "an excellent breakfast dish," and in Aunt Babette's Cookbook (1889), another kosher Jewish recipe book" target="_blank">comprehensive blog, "The fried green tomato swindle,"</a> </div>
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including the revelation that the 'famous" recipe from the original </div>
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Whistlestop Cafe' was developed <i>AFTER</i> the movie came out! "</div>
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His detective work on the origins of fried green tomatoes uncovers </div>
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"a recipe for "Fried Green Tomatoes" appears in the Inter<em>national Jewish Cookbook</em> (1919), recommended as "an excellent breakfast dish," </div>
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and in <em>Aunt Babette's Cookbook</em> (1889), another kosher Jewish recipe book.</div>
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Who knew?</div>
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Wherever they came from, they sure are delicious! </div>
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So, fried green tomatoes are not from the South, </div>
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but caprese salad of mozzarella and tomatoes is from Italy, right? </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thegirlandthefig.com/#!menus/c24jx" target="_blank">our chefs</a> take on heirloom tomatoes & mozzerella</td></tr>
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Right. But the <a href="http://www.tbtam.com/2007/06/caprese-salad-2.html#.UiOezLxYVkl" target="_blank">surprise <i>here</i></a> is that the original and most traditional version </div>
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of this salad was garnished with oregano or arugala, not basil, and a drizzle of olive oil.</div>
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"<a href="http://www.initaly.com/itathome/food/caprese.htm">Inslata Caprese</a> as Italian affectionados call it, originated from </div>
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the Isle of Capri in the Campagna region of Italy <a href="http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/recipe_views/views/13232">in the 1950′s</a>. </div>
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The traditonal Insalata Caprese uses cow’s milk mozzarella, tomatoes,
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garnished with oregano and arugula. Elsewhere in Italy,
basil has come to be the garnish.</div>
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The American version of caprese salad usually is garnished </div>
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with bail, and often a drizzle of balsamic vinegar.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">one of the <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2013/06/veggie-bowl.html" target="_blank">many rows of tomatoes</a> at the farm</td></tr>
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But this all just underscores the idea that when gardens are abundant with tomatoes, </div>
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<i>if </i>you can resist just standing over the sink and eating it like a piece of fruit </div>
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(which of course, it is<span style="font-size: 16pt;">–</span>another <a href="http://oxforddictionaries.com/us/words/is-a-tomato-a-fruit-or-a-vegetable" target="_blank">"tomato truth" that it is not a vegetable</a>),</div>
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then cooks will find unlimited ways to feature them.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="line-height: 1.4em;">heirloom tomatoes, watermelon, yellow tomato vinaigrette, feta, oregano, maldon salt</span><br /><a href="http://www.brooklynstudiowest.com/" target="_blank">photo by Steven Krause</a> for<br /><i><a href="http://www.platsdujour.net/" target="_blank">Plats du Jour: the girl & the fig's Journey Through the Seasons in Wine Country</a></i></td></tr>
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The hundreds of pounds of tomatoes<a href="http://www.thegirlandthefig.com/#!menus/c24jx" target="_blank"> our chefs</a> get each week </div>
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from the farm just barely keep up with the demand for </div>
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the popular seasonal starter at <i><a href="http://www.thegirlandthefig.com/" target="_blank">the girl & the fig</a></i>: heirloom tomato & watermelon salad. </div>
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This simple but perfect summer treat is featured on page 134 of </div>
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<i><a href="http://www.platsdujour.net/" target="_blank">Plats du Jour: the girl & the fig's Journey Through the Seasons in Wine Country</a></i>.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">well, perhaps we<i> did</i> have <i>a few too many</i> tomatoes recently,<br />but we were happy to share with you.<br />Go to page 134 of the cookbook and make the salad at home!</td></tr>
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And, through October, you can enjoy one </div>
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of our <a href="http://www.thegirlandthefig.com/#!menus/c24jx" target="_blank">most creative dishes</a> enhanced by our farm tomatoes: basil panisse cake </div>
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and help raise money for the <a href="http://www.jbftasteamerica.org/local-dish" target="_blank">James Beard Foundation's Education Drive</a>.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">our basil panisse cake with heirloom tomato coulis, <br />cherry tomatoes, marinated feta, mizuna</td></tr>
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We will donate $1 from every dish sold as our participation </div>
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in the James Beard Foundation's local dish challenge. </div>
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Ask your server at <i><a href="http://www.thegirlandthefig.com/" target="_blank">the girl & the fig</a></i> about the details<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">–besides eating and enjoying it, </span></span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">you need to participate via social media, but the city with the most </span></span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">photo uploads on Instagram will win a donation from </span></span></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">the James Beard Foundation </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">of $10,000 or 10% of the proceeds </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">raised nation</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">ally, whichever is higher, to a local food charity. </span></div>
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Last week we talked about the <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2013/08/farm-bounty.html" target="_blank">overflowing bounty</a> now on display </div>
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at our farm and all the farmers markets stands, and indeed this is that time </div>
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of summer when we get almost giddy about fresh produce.</div>
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You can so easily go to the farmers market (or your backyard farm) </div>
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without a specific plan of what you will cook and as you gather what's available, </div>
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your meal will start coming together in your mind. </div>
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(Check out this video from Zagat shopping a Farmers Market with a chef):</div>
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All good tips<span style="font-size: 16pt;">–</span>that is, if you can make it home </div>
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Recently at the <a href="http://www.vomcfm.com/" target="_blank">Tuesday Farmers Market in Sonoma</a>, a customer </div>
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The farmer smiled and said, "Who knows? Most everyone just </div>
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eats them before they get home." </div>
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We know what he means, as our raspberries from the farm </div>
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often don't survive the trip to the restaurant and not because </div>
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they are too delicate to travel, just too delicious to resist!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">these managed to make it to the restaurant<br />
and you can enjoy the Summer Crisp of local berries with lemon verbena ice cream<br />
now on the <a href="http://www.thegirlandthefig.com/#!menus/c24jx" target="_blank">menu at <i>the girl & the fig</i></a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Considering how irresistible all the fresh vegetables are this time of year </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">and even though we know you are getting creative, we wanted to share </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">some great <a href="http://www.cookinglight.com/cooking-101/techniques/how-to-freeze-vegetables-00412000084724/" target="_blank">tips for freezing produce</a> (yes, you can). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Ok, it's true it may seem like blasphemy to talk about freezing produce </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">now when everything is so fresh, but it's a good solution to </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">the "I couldn't stop myself from buying everything in sight" affliction </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">(or when you can't keep up with what you are growing), </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">and later in the year, you'll be glad you did. </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">This step-by-step process from what to select, how to cut, blanch and freeze </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">is courtesy of <a href="http://www.seriouseats.com/user/profile/GoodEaterKenji" target="_blank">Kenji Lopez-Alt</a>, Chief Creative Officer at <a href="http://seriouseats.com/">seriouseats.com</a> </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">where he <a href="http://www.seriouseats.com/the-food-lab/" target="_blank">"unravels the science of home cooking" at the Food Lab</a>.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">hard to resist buying it all, right?</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">On the subject of "vegetable economics," there's also the idea </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">of using all the parts of the vegetables you have.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">San Francisco Chronicle food writer <a href="http://www.taraduggan.com/" target="_blank">Tara Duggan</a> has a new book, </span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Root-Stalk-Cooking-Using-Vegetable/dp/1607744120" target="_blank">Root to Stalk Cooking: The Art of Using the Whole Vegetable</a>.</span></i></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">An <a href="http://newsle.com/article/0/88908784/" target="_blank">introduction to the concept</a> by <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/recipes/cooksbooks/article/Cook-s-Books-Root-to-Stalk-Cooking-4739264.php" target="_blank">San Francisco Chronicle Food Editor </a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Miriam Morgan explains it this way: </span>"Head-to-tail cooking, the
term </div>
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for using every part of the animal, is the mantra of </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
sustainably conscious
chefs these days. </div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Now, a new book translates that into the vegetable
realm...</div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
Celery leaves? They go into slaw. Apple peels and cores? </div>
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Make a jelly
and flavor bourbon. Too many lemons? Here's how to freeze the zest.</div>
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There are more <a href="http://newsle.com/article/0/88908784/"><span style="color: #0000ef;">good tips on how to use all of a vegetable</span></a>,
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://newsle.com/article/0/88908784/" target="_blank">radish leaf salad with corn, tomatoes & salted cucumbers</a><br />
photo by Clay McLachlan for San Francisco Chronicle</td></tr>
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<a href="http://www.thegirlandthefig.com/#!menus/c24jx" target="_blank">Our chefs</a> know all these tricks and continue to be creative </div>
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all the time with the bounty we bring them from the farm.</div>
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They know all about what to do with lots of <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2013/08/cucumber-utility-player.html" target="_blank">cucumbers</a> and <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2013/05/first-batch-of-tomatoes.html" target="_blank">tomatoes</a>, </div>
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including the <a href="http://www.thegirlandthefig.com/#!menus/c24jx" target="_blank">current salad of the season</a>: cucumber vinaigrette, summer herbs, </div>
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lemon cucumber, snap peas, a recent soup special and this week's <a href="http://www.thegirlandthefig.com/#!plats%20du%20jour/c231p" target="_blank">Plats du Jour</a> entree.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> tomato cucumber gazpacho at <i><a href="http://www.thegirlandthefig.com/#!menus/c24jx" target="_blank">the girl & the fig</a></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">this week's <a href="http://www.thegirlandthefig.com/#!plats%20du%20jour/c231p" target="_blank">Plats du Jour</a> features a tomato tart</td></tr>
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And they are always inspired by what is currently growing at the farm.</div>
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Now, our popular <a href="http://www.thegirlandthefig.com/#!menus/c24jx" target="_blank">Panisse Cake</a>, which at other times of the year </div>
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is presented with chickpea purée, sautéed garden chard </div>
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and marinated sheep's milk feta is now served </div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">as <span style="color: #262626;">basil
panisse cake~</span></span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;"> tomato
coulis, cherry tomatoes, </span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">marinated feta, mizuna, featuring our current garden
stars.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our panisse cake this past winter</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">current version of Panisse cake using the farm's<br />
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What are you growing at your farm or finding at the farmers market</div>
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that is inspiring you right now?</div>
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And do you have any tips for what you do when you have too much?</div>
<br />ASAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256960911261125607noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2278949912985261683.post-19776927612378497232013-08-18T17:41:00.001-07:002013-08-18T18:44:40.118-07:00Farm bounty<div style="text-align: center;">
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Well known food writer <a href="http://markbittman.com/" target="_blank">Mark Bittman </a>recently wrote </div>
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<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/04/magazine/its-a-buyers-market.html?_r=0" target="_blank"> in the New York Times, "Its a Buyers Market"</a> saying: </div>
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"Although there are areas of the country where farmers’ markets feature </div>
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loads of fresh vegetables year round (yay Sonoma!), </div>
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those of us who live in regions
with a different set of blessings </div>
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experience long stretches when
farmers’ markets (at least those that remain open) </div>
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offer only cider,
apples, root vegetables, frozen meat and things like</div>
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candles and
sweaters made of the coarsest wool. </div>
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Which is all fine, but it mostly
serves to enhance the excitement </div>
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we can feel when we hit the big time: a
farmers’ market loaded </div>
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with stuff that was picked not only nearby but
yesterday."</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Well, it's that time of year for sure. August 7 was the half way point for summer. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So here we are at that glorious "moment" when all our winter labors prepping </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">and spring toil planting at the farm pay off at the table. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.thegirlandthefig.com/#!menus/c24jx" target="_blank">Our chefs</a> may stop by the farm on their way to the kitchen </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">to pick what's ripe and are then inspired to get creative. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Executive chef John Toulze picking tomatoes<br />
on his way to<i><a href="http://www.thegirlandthefig.com/" target="_blank"> the girl & the fig </a></i>kitchen</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">A recent bounty of <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2012/08/orchard-gems.html" target="_blank">pluots</a> in the orchard brought about </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">some especially innovative specials at <i><a href="http://www.thegirlandthefig.com/#!menus/c24jx" target="_blank">the girl & the fig</a></i> including </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">chilled garden pluot soup with local honey, sweet crème
fraîche, oat crumble </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">and then grilled pluots with frisee and roasted cherries as a special salad.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chilled pluot soup<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">pluots at the farm</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Right now there's just so much to pick, whether at a farm like ours, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">your backyard garden patch or the <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2013/06/worth-wait.html" target="_blank">Farmers Markets.</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">You can get super creative or actually, considering how "eat-it-right-now" </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">delicious everything is, simple may be best. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">One of our friends, <a href="http://suneats.sonomaportal.com/author/kristinviguerie/" target="_blank">Kristin Jorgensen</a> who writes<a href="http://suneats.sonomaportal.com/2013/08/15/a-summer-to-do-list/" target="_blank"> "The Sun Eats" column</a> in <i>Sonoma Sun</i> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">offered her "last ditch month-long guide, crusade if you will, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">of what you must do to soak up every juicy morsel </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">of what is left of this amazing Sonoma summer" </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">with great tips on easy ways to enjoy the bounty surrounding us. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Our favorite bit of advice from Kristin, one we subscribe to as well, is about tomatoes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">She wisely says: "You need to eat more. I promise, you'll be sorry if you don't. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Have them at every single meal." </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">photo courtesy of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/quarteracrefarm" target="_blank">Quarter Acre Farm</a> in Sonoma</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">She's right. We are doing our part for you </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">with the 800 tomatoes we are harvesting from the farm. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Not only are we featuring <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2013/05/first-batch-of-tomatoes.html" target="_blank">our tomatoes</a> and <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2013/08/cucumber-utility-player.html" target="_blank">cucumbers</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">in this week's <a href="http://www.thegirlandthefig.com/#!plats%20du%20jour/c231p" target="_blank">Plats du Jour </a>entree, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">but we are sharing a bit of the farm with you too—while they last, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">you can pick from a box of heirloom tomatoes at the restaurant and take them home!</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">overflow from our <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2013/04/time-for-tomatoes.html" target="_blank">800 tomatoes</a> plants<br />
to share with you!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">this week's <a href="http://www.thegirlandthefig.com/#!plats%20du%20jour/c231p" target="_blank">Plats du Jour</a> features (upper left photo):<br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">garden tomato salad </strong><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">made from our </span><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">farm cucumbers, <br />smoked house-made mozzarella, avocado vinaigrette, arugula</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Kristin has some <a href="http://suneats.sonomaportal.com/2013/08/15/a-summer-to-do-list/" target="_blank">great ideas</a> for what to do with tomatoes </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">including the quickest way to create a sauce </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">you can use for anything—from cold soup, </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">a topping for grilled bread </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">or steak, to toss with noodles </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">—</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">and not have to turn on the stove! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It "cooks in a sunny spot on a window sill" while </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">you are out having whatever summer fun you enjoy. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">never too many, right?</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">There are a lot of great ideas and suggestions available</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">(including <a href="http://www.pbs.org/food/features/five-tips-farmers-market-shopping/" target="_blank">tips top be a savvy Farmers Market shopper</a>)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> for <a href="http://www.livebetteramerica.com/food-recipes/healthy-eating/articles/farmers-market-guide/fresh-ideas-for-your-farmers-market-finds" target="_blank">what to do with the abundance of produce available</a> right now, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">but the absolute <i>best resource</i> we've seen recently </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">is the </span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/08/02/magazine/bittman-farmers-market-recipe-generator.html#/?id=strawberry-orange-soup_0-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">"Farmers Market Recipe Generator,</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"essentially a one-armed bandit of ingredients and
techniques,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">offering more than 50 combinations of things </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">you’re most
likely to find in a market or your C.S.A. basket."</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">photo courtesy of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/quarteracrefarm" target="_blank">Quarter Acre Farm in Sonoma</a></td></tr>
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<span class="summary" style="font-family: inherit;">And check out a cool new resource which is </span></div>
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<span class="summary" style="font-family: inherit;">probably very busy at this time of year: <a href="http://www.cropmobster.com/" target="_blank">CropMobster</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">From their website: "How It Works:</span></div>
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<span class="summary" style="font-family: inherit;">Taking part in the CropMobster™ community is a great way </span></div>
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local farms, food sellers and producers <i>and</i> create affordable access </span></div>
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fresh food, free donations and other items of surplus and excess </span></div>
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may be at risk of going to waste." </span></div>
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<span class="summary" style="font-family: inherit;">If you have too much and want to share, or if you are on the lookout </span></div>
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<span class="summary" style="font-family: inherit;">for what's fresh and bountiful, check out their <a href="http://www.cropmobster.com/latest-alerts/" target="_blank">latest alerts</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It's just that time of year—overflowing baskets, lush farm beds, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">bountiful, plentiful—truly "a buyers market," as Mark Bittman said. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Go out and pick what you have growing, forage at the farmers market, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">bring it home and you hardly need to open a cookbook—chop it, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">drizzle some good oil and sprinkle some of the fresh herbs</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> you no doubt got as well, toss and enjoy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Or maybe, do what many of us confess is the true summer pleasure: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">slice that juicy tomato or peach or whatever you've got...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">stand over the sink and savor. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">do you just throw together the best salad of the year?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Continuing our <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2013/07/zucchini-bounty.html" target="_blank">focused look at aspects of our current farm bounty</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">brings us to today's musings on melons. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And, considering that melons and cucumbers are in the "same family" </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">the <span style="line-height: 17px;">Cucurbitaceae, it is appropriate to follow our <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2013/08/cucumber-utility-player.html" target="_blank">cucumber post</a> with one on melons.</span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">According to the <a href="http://www.cambridge.org/us/books/kiple/cucumbers.htm" target="_blank">Cambridge World History of Food</a>: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We have a variety of melons at the farm including cantaloupe,<a href="http://www.specialtyproduce.com/produce/Arava_Melons_6341.php" target="_blank"> arava galia</a>, <a href="http://www.melissas.com/Products/Products/Charentais-Melons.aspx" target="_blank">charentais</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">and of course watermelon (regular and <a href="http://www.whataboutwatermelon.com/index.php/2009/07/behind-the-watermelon-the-yellow-flesh/" target="_blank">yellow</a>). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">All melons are delicious but it seems like
watermelons are everyone's favorite. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Watermelons make you instantly think of
summer barbecues and picnics.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And it seems like watermelons are the only melon that</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"By weight, watermelon is the most-consumed melon in the U.S., </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">followed by
cantaloupe and honeydew." </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We learned this from the <a href="http://www.watermelon.org/"><span style="color: #0000ef;">"National
Watermelon Promotion Board"</span></a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">(seriously, there is
one-further proof of its universal popularity!).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> And where better than here at
"watermelon.org" to find out pretty </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">much <a href="http://www.watermelon.org/HealthProfessionals/HealthProfessionals.aspx" target="_blank">everything you want to know about watermelons</a>.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thegirlandthefig.com/#!menus/c24jx" target="_blank">our chefs</a> love watermelons so much,<br />
we grow them<a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2013/03/how-does-our-garden-grow.html" target="_blank"> behind "the fig</a>" too!</td></tr>
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And talking about having fun with
a watermelon, this year we decided <o:p></o:p></div>
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to try growing a square
watermelon, which we'd heard about. <o:p></o:p></div>
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We are doing this experiment with
one of the watermelons growing <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2013/03/how-does-our-garden-grow.html" target="_blank">behind "the fig."</a></div>
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Watch this video if you want to see how to grow a square watermelon (and why)</div>
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Whether you are growing a traditional watermelon (<a href="http://www.watermelon.org/FAQ/FAQ-FunFacts.aspx" target="_blank">seedless or seeded</a>), </div>
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or a square one, or buying one at the Farmers Market, </div>
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if you can resist just slicing it and eating it,<br />
you'll want to know what to make with one, right? </div>
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Actually <a href="http://www.watermelon.org/Recipes/Default.aspx" target="_blank">watermelons can be used for lots more than fruit salad!</a></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">very popular heirloom tomato & watermelon salad<br />
at <i><a href="http://www.thegirlandthefig.com/" target="_blank">the girl & the fig</a></i><br />
photo by Steven Krause for<br />
<i><a href="http://www.platsdujour.net/" target="_blank">Plats du Jour: the girl & the fig's Journey Through the Seasons in Wine Country</a></i></td></tr>
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In addition to our take on what to do with watermelon,<br />
there are lots of other ideas out there.</div>
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Besides ones you might expect like <a href="http://www.watermelon.org/Recipes/Kid's-Watermelon-Strawberry-Shake-and-Frozen-Smoothie-Pops-193.aspx" target="_blank">watermelon frozen treats</a>, how about <a href="http://www.watermelon.org/Recipes/Sloppy-Joes-61.aspx" target="_blank">watermelon sloppy Joes</a>? Sounds odd but the savory/sweet thing just might surprise you.</div>
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The other thing that might surprise you is that </div>
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even thought watermelons are 92% water, they have a lot of <a href="http://www.watermelon.org/HealthProfessionals/HealthProfessionals.aspx" target="_blank">nutritional value</a>.</div>
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<span style="color: #2e2e2e;">And you can go
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<span style="color: #2e2e2e;">specific </span><a href="http://www.raisehealthyeaters.com/2011/06/how-to-choose-the-perfect-cantaloupe/"><span style="color: #0000ef;">tips for choosing a perfect cantaloupe</span></a><span style="color: #2e2e2e;">.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">did you know that the French charentais melons are<br />
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<span style="color: #2e2e2e;">Our bartenders like to get creative with melons also.</span><br />
<span style="color: #2e2e2e;">Try the <a href="http://www.thegirlandthefig.com/#!the%20bar/cjdm" target="_blank">"melon mash"</a> made with melon, basil (both from the farm), </span><br />
<span style="color: #2e2e2e;">gin, simple syrup, splash tonic.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #2e2e2e;">What's your favorite melon?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #2e2e2e;">And do you have any creative recipes to share?</span></div>
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ASAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256960911261125607noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2278949912985261683.post-83922232855919516652013-08-05T11:47:00.001-07:002013-08-10T17:22:32.973-07:00Cucumber, the utility player<br />
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Summer's stars and certainly featured players at our farm are all </div>
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the many varieties of tomatoes and squash that are ripening </div>
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almost by the minute and in great abundance this time of year. </div>
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The tables at the farmers markets are full of much red, orange, yellow, dark and striped green goodies and we are all searching for recipes that highlight this bounty.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">one of many squash beds going crazy at the farm</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">top photos features roasted garden squash & grilled flank steak <br />
with garden tomato panzanella<br />
from <a href="http://www.thegirlandthefig.com/#!plats%20du%20jour/c231p" target="_blank">bistro plats du jour</a> at <a href="http://www.thegirlandthefig.com/" target="_blank"><i>the girl & the fig</i></a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">But the <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2013/06/veggie-bowl.html" target="_blank">"veggie party"</a> isn't only about </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">dark bold colors—pale and light </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">should not be overlooked. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So, in the wake of our <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2013/05/first-batch-of-tomatoes.html" target="_blank">tomato talk</a>, <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2013/06/squash-chatter.html" target="_blank">squash chatter </a>and <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2013/07/zucchini-bounty.html" target="_blank">zucchini zeal</a>, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">we want to </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">coo about our cucumbers!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cucumbers amidst the squash at the farm</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and cucumbers co-existing with other vegetables<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.care2.com/greenliving/13-ways-to-use-cucumbers.html" target="_blank">Cucumbers are like a utility player</a>, sitting patiently in the crisper </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">while you create dishes where flashier vegetables are the stars. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">But that <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/05/health/gazpachos-minus-the-bread.html?ref=dining&_r=0" target="_blank">tomato gazpacho</a> will taste better with some chopped "cucs" </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">added for crunchy texture. </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Pureed cucumber added to lemon and lime juice </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">with some sugar </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">suddenly makes a "frosty" slush really healthy. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">And in their "supporting role," besides added to a salad or substituting </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">for a cracker to scoop dip, </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">they can make a dish really come to life. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.thegirlandthefig.com/#!menus/c24jx" target="_blank">Our chefs</a> love 'em to be the delivery to for a succulent meal.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lamb, chickpea, cucumber, feta salad<br />
photo by Steven Krause for<br />
Plats du Jour: the girl & the fig's Journey Through the Seasons in Wine Country</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Need more <a href="http://www.thekitchn.com/top-five-ways-to-use-cucumbers-59570"><span style="color: #0000ef;">ideas about how to use cucumbers</span></a>?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">You probably know the <a href="http://www.glowmedspa.net/10-cucumber-uses"><span style="color: #0000ef;">benefits
of cucumber</span></a> slices on puffy eyes, but did you know they can help prevent a hang over or even better will
remove crayon on a wall </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">or clear up a pen mistake? (really!) </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipP9O5ikooF-UIZtfIpjOp7FEKPc973Ln7dLBNsqpOiPXthlObTgQi4f_HdjDCe6Qf2jatD1EIPExr727C1w7Zq9G-HqOzTwzRsuFlCejCMppCgVouOcDCxjBv6VgaV0cGM8Ogp_prwIc/s1600/DSCN0212.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipP9O5ikooF-UIZtfIpjOp7FEKPc973Ln7dLBNsqpOiPXthlObTgQi4f_HdjDCe6Qf2jatD1EIPExr727C1w7Zq9G-HqOzTwzRsuFlCejCMppCgVouOcDCxjBv6VgaV0cGM8Ogp_prwIc/s320/DSCN0212.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">while the squash "stars" seem to take center stage at the farm,<br />
the cucumber plants to their right are holding their own.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">While <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cucumber" target="_blank">cucumbers</a> are originally from the Indian subcontinent, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">they are grown on most continents now.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">At our farm, we have <a href="http://www.anniesannuals.com/plt_lst/lists/general/lst.gen.asp?prodid=3781" target="_blank">jade</a>, <a href="http://mideastfood.about.com/od/middleeasternfoodfaqs/a/cucumbers.htm" target="_blank">English</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenian_cucumber" target="_blank">Armenian</a>, lemon, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Sikkim and poona kheera cucumbers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Each variety is distinctive</span>—some typical green (certainly the jade), but not all.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> They might "pale" a bit at first glance, when compared </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">with "stand up and notice me" tomato and squash. Until you look a bit closer.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Did you know there are close to 100 varieties of cucumbers?</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu3KhOVQhDTuLCaJ9OsPJjbX_SjSmkY4vNYDmBrKeR5sF68p6YtsiaB3j8McO4lrYMLwh7BPduYy0OeVukwd0Y6Tw23zneVzDgCM0qjTt0-FF_aHF20BYOb2m0hNbcRZi-L4xR5SVkGco/s1600/armenian.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu3KhOVQhDTuLCaJ9OsPJjbX_SjSmkY4vNYDmBrKeR5sF68p6YtsiaB3j8McO4lrYMLwh7BPduYy0OeVukwd0Y6Tw23zneVzDgCM0qjTt0-FF_aHF20BYOb2m0hNbcRZi-L4xR5SVkGco/s1600/armenian.jpg" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Armenian cucumbers, known as the "snake cucumber"<br />
can grow to 36 inches, but taste best harvested when 12-15 inches.<br />
You can eat the pretty skin of these-looks great sliced on a plate!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The <a href="http://www.melissas.com/Products/Products/Armenian-Cucumbers.aspx" target="_blank">Armenian cucumber</a> is particularly interesting, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">since it is really "a melon with a cucumber taste."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.englishcucumber.com/" target="_blank">English cucumbers</a>, like the slicers, are the most common.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The <a href="http://www.rareseeds.com/sikkim-cucumber/" target="_blank">Sikkim cucumber, a historic plant</a> from the Himalayas of Sikkim and Nepal, </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">first discovered in 1848, is a large, fat fruit and can actually </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">reach several pounds in size. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Wonder what our chefs will make with this? </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">who says a cucumber has to be long and green?<br />
photo of Sikkim Cucumber courtesy of <a href="http://www.gardenista.com/products/sikkim-cucumber" target="_blank">Gardenista</a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://gardenerd.com/growing-poona-kheera-cucumbers/" target="_blank">Poona kheera cucumbers</a> are Indian and look a bit like</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">the common "slicer" in size, but are even lighter in color. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">But, as we've been saying, the demure pale color </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">belies how vibrant these fruits can be. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Like the Sikkum, these cucumbers have a skin that is dark russet color. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">When these first appear, they are green and spiky, but they will eventually </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">ripen to look like "typical" cucumbers you are used to seeing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And while they can get a traditional looking green skin, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">they actually taste best at their palest color. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Check out this great short video detailing the </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">ideal time to harvest a poona kheera cucumber. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Might seem as if it needed more time to darken, but not so!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The palest of our cucumbers, but by no means a lightweight, are the <a href="http://www.localharvest.org/heirloom-lemon-cucumber-seed-C6685" target="_blank">lemon cucumbers</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Not named for a</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> lemon flavor but with their size </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">and pale yellow color they sure look like lemons! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Tender and sweet, lovely in a salad and excellent for pickling, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">they have a crunchy texture </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">and non-bitter skin. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">lemon cucumbers <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2013/03/how-does-our-garden-grow.html" target="_blank">growing behind "the fig"</a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Here are some </span><a href="http://www.simplyrecipes.com/lemon_cucumbers/" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">delicious recipes using lemon cucumbers</a><span style="font-family: inherit;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Like any really good utility or supporting player, </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">the cucumber doesn't only perform well in one place.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Cucumbers not only help transform a dish in the kitchen, </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">but can enliven the bar scene. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/wine/article/Bartenders-get-creative-with-cucumber-cocktails-2503533.php" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">Food writers at the San Francisco Chronicle</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">have said, </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">"the salad days for cucumbers are over. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">They are all grown up and have taken to bar crawling." </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">While cucumbers have been a traditional garnish for the classic Pimm's Cup, </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">a gin drink that hails from 1823, <a href="http://www.thegirlandthefig.com/#!the%20bar/cjdm" target="_blank"><i>the girl & the fig</i> bartenders</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">mix up a </span><a href="http://www.thegirlandthefig.com/#!the%20bar/cjdm" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">cucumber-lemon verbena drop</a>.<br />
Summer is an especially good time to try these other <a href="http://minimalistbaker.com/cucumber-cooler-cocktails/" target="_blank">cucumber cocktail recipes</a>.<br />
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How creative are you in the kitchen with cucumbers?<br />
And, have you tried any of the more unusual varieties?</div>
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Since August 7 marks the "official halfway-through summer" marker, </div>
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we are still picking up steam from spring planting into summer's bounty. </div>
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But for sure, these are plentiful days at the farm. </div>
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Last week we riffed on our <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2013/07/morning-pickevenings-dinner.html" target="_blank">bean bounty</a>.</div>
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But you knew it was inevitable that we'd soon be talking about zucchini!</div>
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As is evident at the Farmers Markets, this is peak squash season.</div>
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This is the time of year when you do almost feel <i>challenged </i></div>
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about what to create with zucchini. </div>
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And if you are one of those running out of zucchini ideas, </div>
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look ahead to August 8 (the day after the summer halfway mark)</div>
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which is <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/august-8-sneak-zucchini-onto-neighbor-porch-day-164500088.html" target="_blank">"Sneak Some Zucchini Onto Your Neighbor's Porch Day!" </a>(seriously).</div>
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<a href="http://gardening.about.com/b/2012/08/08/its-national-sneak-some-zucchini-on-your-neighbors-porch-day.htm" target="_blank">"Established by Pennsylvanian Tom Roy</a>, who submitted the idea </div>
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to <i><a href="http://www.mhprofessional.com/templates/chases/" target="_blank">Chase's Calendar of Events</a></i>, while the day certainly </div>
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allows you to unload the result of "overzealous planting," </div>
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the real motivation was to encourage sharing within communities.</div>
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Here are <a href="http://allrecipes.com/HowTo/sneak-some-zucchini-onto-your-neighbors-porch-night/detail.aspx" target="_blank">some tips for how best to "sneak the zucchini onto your neighbor's porch."</a></div>
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<a href="http://www.thegirlandthefig.com/" target="_blank">Our chefs</a> won't be participating though<span style="color: #262626; font-size: 12pt;">—they </span>are inspired by what we are picking.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This week's <a href="http://www.thegirlandthefig.com/#!plats%20du%20jour/c231p" target="_blank">Plat du Jour </a>at <i><a href="http://www.thegirlandthefig.com/#!menus/c24jx" target="_blank">the girl & the fig</a></i> <span style="font-size: x-small;">featured </span><span style="color: #262626; font-size: x-small;">ENTRÉE:</span><br />
<span style="color: #262626; font-size: x-small;">garden squash salad - pine nuts,
avocado, oven-dried cherries, poppy seed vinaigrette</span>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">we are even growing squash in the Orchard</td></tr>
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Whether you decide to share with your neighbors or not, </div>
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it <i>is </i>likely that right now you are overwhelmed with squash choices, </div>
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whether from your own garden or as you </div>
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peruse what the farmers are bringing to market. </div>
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This week in the Santa Rosa Press Democrat, one of our local food writers and friends, </div>
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<a href="http://www.micheleannajordan.com/Home.html" target="_blank">Michele Anna Jordan</a> offers <a href="http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20130724/lifestyle/130729852?title=Zucchini-solutions,-in-the-nick-of-time" target="_blank">"Zucchini solutions, in the nick of time."</a></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Did you know that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zucchini" target="_blank">not all zucchini are green?</a></td></tr>
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Although our minds and menus are full of summer squash, </div>
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we are looking ahead to their winter cousins. </div>
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In the upper quad beds where our <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2013/05/time-lapse-at-farm.html" target="_blank">potatoes did so well</a>, </div>
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we've just planted Atlantic Great Pumpkin, <a href="http://www.rareseeds.com/sucrine-du-berry-squas/" target="_blank">Sucrine Du Berry</a>, </div>
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<a href="http://www.rareseeds.com/red-kuri-squa-hokkaido-/" target="_blank">Red Kurri (Hokkaido),</a> Table Gold Acorn and Butternut squash.</div>
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looking at the lush summer squash in the lower quad</td></tr>
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And in a few months, we will be serving our popular honey glazed winter squash dish.</div>
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<i><a href="http://www.platsdujour.net/" target="_blank">Plats du Jour: the girl & the fig's Journey Through the Seasons in Wine Country</a></i></td></tr>
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As much as the bounty of squash from the farm is the main event these days, </div>
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there <i>are certainly</i> bursts of other colors and treasures every time we are harvesting.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">one of our jewel-like <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-current-farm-stars.html" target="_blank">Ping Tung Long Eggplants</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2013/05/first-batch-of-tomatoes.html" target="_blank">800 tomato plants</a> were planted <br />
so they wouldn't ripen all at the same time.</td></tr>
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Do you have a favorite squash recipe to share? </div>
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With all that we are harvesting the farm, even though our chefs are very creative, </div>
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we are always looking for new ideas! </div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">With everything blooming at the farm, this is the time of year </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">when farm to table is as immediate as it can get. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.thegirlandthefig.com/" target="_blank">The chefs</a> make a stop at the farm in the morning to see what they can pick, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">returning to the kitchen and start </span>getting<span style="font-family: inherit;"> creative for you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #262626;">We are loving the beans we have at the farm, so you just might see </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #262626;">Grilled Lamb Loin, Summer Beans with Sun-Dried Tomato Vinaigrette, </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #262626;">one of our favorite dishes from <i><a href="http://www.platsdujour.net/" target="_blank">Plats du Jour: the girl & the
fig's </a></i></span><i><a href="http://www.platsdujour.net/" target="_blank"><o:p></o:p></a></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #262626;"><i><a href="http://www.platsdujour.net/" target="_blank">Journey Through the Seasons in Wine County</a>. </i></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #262626;">As we say in the book, "in the first week in March, </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #262626;">dozens of baby lamb graze at the <a href="http://www.benziger.com/" target="_blank">Benziger Winery</a>." </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #262626;">We pride ourselves on sourcing as much as we can locally, </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #262626;">so there is a certain symmetry to this dish in particular, </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #262626;">since the vegetables (both the fresh beans and the tomatoes </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #262626;">for the
vinaigrette </span></span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">which are dried from last year's bounty) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #262626;">are grown at our farm </span></span><span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">which is on the <i>other</i> </span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: inherit;">Benziger winery property at <a href="http://www.imagerywinery.com/" target="_blank">Imagery Estate Winery</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Here's the recipe if you want to try it:</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #b45f06; font-family: inherit;"><b>Grilled Lamb Loin, Summer Beans, Sun-Dried Tomato Vinaigrette</b></span><br />
<span style="color: rgb(30.000000%, 30.000000%, 9.000000%); font-family: 'MinionPro'; font-size: 11.000000pt; font-style: italic;"><i>In the first week in March, dozens of baby lambs graze at the Benziger Winery. Inevitably, these lambs end up on our menus through
the next few months. We are conscious of using the whole animal in our cooking, so we get creative and combine the different cuts
of lamb with various cooking methods. Summer means grilling; the meat’s flavor is in its prime and the grill provides just the right
amount of heat without melding the flavors.
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<span style="color: rgb(70.720200%, 29.088000%, 5.817600%); font-family: 'MinionPro'; font-size: x-small; font-style: italic; font-weight: 600;"><b>For the lamb:
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<span style="font-family: 'MinionPro'; font-size: x-small;">3 pounds lamb loin<br />
1 bunch fresh rosemary, chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed<br />
1 cup extra-virgin olive oil<br />
Salt and pepper to taste
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<span style="color: rgb(70.720200%, 29.088000%, 5.817600%); font-family: 'MinionPro'; font-size: x-small; font-style: italic; font-weight: 600;">For the beans:
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<span style="font-family: 'MinionPro'; font-size: x-small;">1 pound haricots verts, blanched<br />
1 pound yellow wax beans, blanched<br />
2 pounds fresh Shelling Beans, cooked (page 313)
1 tablespoon blended oil
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<span style="color: rgb(70.720200%, 29.088000%, 5.817600%); font-family: 'MinionPro'; font-size: x-small; font-style: italic; font-weight: 600;">For the vinaigrette:
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<span style="font-family: 'MinionPro'; font-size: x-small;">1 cup sun-dried tomatoes, julienned
1⁄2 cup extra-virgin olive oil<br />
Salt and pepper to taste<br />
2 tablespoons sherry vinegar
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<span style="font-family: 'MinionPro'; font-size: x-small;">1⁄4 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, for garnish<br />
2 tablespoons fresh oregano leaves, for garnish<br />
2 tablespoons chives, cut into 1-inch pieces, for garnish<br />
1⁄4 cup oil-cured olives, such as Nyons, pitted and cut in half, for
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<span style="font-family: 'MinionPro'; font-size: x-small;">garnish
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<span style="color: rgb(70.720200%, 29.088000%, 5.817600%); font-family: 'MinionPro'; font-size: x-small; font-style: italic; font-weight: 600;"><b>To prepare the marinade:
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<span style="font-family: 'MinionPro'; font-size: x-small;">In a large pan place the lamb loin, rosemary, garlic, and olive oil.
Cover and marinate overnight in the refrigerator.
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<span style="color: rgb(70.720200%, 29.088000%, 5.817600%); font-family: 'MinionPro'; font-size: x-small; font-style: italic; font-weight: 600;"><b>To prepare the vinaigrette:
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<span style="font-family: 'MinionPro'; font-size: x-small;">In a small bowl rehydrate the sun-dried tomatoes in warm
water for 15 minutes. Drain the tomatoes, place them in a food
processor, and purée with the olive oil and vinegar. Season with
salt and pepper to taste.
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<span style="color: rgb(70.720200%, 29.088000%, 5.817600%); font-family: 'MinionPro'; font-size: x-small; font-style: italic; font-weight: 600;"><b>To prepare the lamb:
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<span style="font-family: 'MinionPro'; font-size: x-small;">Preheat a grill to high. Remove the lamb loin from the marinade,
removing any excess oil and the garlic. Season the lamb with salt
and pepper. Cook the lamb on a hot grill for 2 to 3 minutes per
side.
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<span style="color: rgb(70.720200%, 29.088000%, 5.817600%); font-family: 'MinionPro'; font-size: x-small; font-style: italic; font-weight: 600;"><b>To prepare the beans:
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<span style="font-family: 'MinionPro'; font-size: x-small;">While the lamb is cooking, place a large sauté pan over medium
heat. Heat the blended oil and add the beans. Season with salt and
pepper to taste and heat through, about 5 to 6 minutes. Remove
from the heat and toss the beans with half of the vinaigrette.
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<span style="color: rgb(70.720200%, 29.088000%, 5.817600%); font-family: 'MinionPro'; font-size: x-small; font-style: italic; font-weight: 600;"><b>To serve</b>:
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<span style="font-family: 'MinionPro'; font-size: x-small;">Slice the lamb into 12 portions. Place two pieces of lamb on each
plate and distribute the beans evenly over the top. Garnish with the
herbs and olives and drizzle the remaining vinaigrette around each
plate.
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<span style="color: rgb(70.720200%, 29.088000%, 5.817600%); font-family: 'MinionPro'; font-size: x-small; font-style: italic; font-weight: 600;"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Serves 6</span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Some "didja knows" about beans:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Didja know" that a pole beans can be eaten fresh when picked young, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">or leave them to dry in the shell: The beans turn glossy black </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">and are great in stew and chili. (nice reminder of summer later in the year)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And "Didja know" that Dragon Tongue beans are bush beans </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">that start out light green, then grow splotchy as it ripens. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">These can be eaten as snaps when </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">young or shelled for hearty beans when mature.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">What's a favorite recipe of yours using summer beans?</span></div>
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ASAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256960911261125607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2278949912985261683.post-74596036660229896132013-07-13T12:38:00.001-07:002013-07-13T12:38:13.361-07:00Garden Love<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">courtesy of <a href="http://smartgardner.com/">SmartGardner.com</a> </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Every day at the farm is a new discovery of what's ripened, what's ready to pick. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The whimsical graphic of Life's lessons" from the garden </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">really gets to the heart of the relationship.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Basil "bouquet" gift from the farm </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Summer love: You and your garden—us and our farm. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">These are the long days of summer when you can really enjoy each other.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">All your hard work planning and prepping and planting </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">and now the garden is giving back to you. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Matt from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/llsonoma" target="_blank">Local Landscapers</a> and<br />Executive Chef John Toulze planting 800 tomatoes</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">summer love back at us!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">these flowers are part of our<br />farm romance</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And then, of course, there's just the part about </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">how good everything tastes freshly picked from the farm.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Or, the mystery and then discovery of gathering your produce, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">whether it is from the garden or the farmers market, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">surveying your bounty </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">and deciding what to cook. </span></div>
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<a href="http://www.thegirlandthefig.com/#!menus/c24jx" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">Our chefs</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> enjoy figuring this out for you each day </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">when we bring them what's freshest at the farm.</span></div>
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Plat du Jour features California sea bass with</div>
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garden purple potato purée, grilled garden squash, citrus beurre blanc</div>
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Gardening is really all about discoveries. </div>
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Not only the "what can I make with what I've grown," </div>
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but all the life lessons we have mused on before<span style="font-family: inherit;">—<a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-gardens-plan.html" target="_blank">patience</a>, <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2012/01/farm-fyi.html" target="_blank">experimenting</a>, </span></div>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2013/03/lessons-from-farm.html" target="_blank">solving problems</a>, <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2013/05/first-batch-of-tomatoes.html" target="_blank">learning to bounce back from set backs</a>.</span></div>
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Another perk of gardening is the exposure to new varieties </div>
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And, when you grow your own food, you know what goes into it, </div>
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how it's fertilized and its overall care. It is cost effective, and good exercise—anyone </div>
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prepped a garden bed, raked leaves or shoveled compost! </div>
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And of course, there are fewer chemicals and less </div>
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distance traveled to get the food on your plate.</div>
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We are proud to support <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2013/07/going-vegetable-centric.html" target="_blank">our local farmers</a> who supplement </div>
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what we grow at our farm in our effort </div>
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to bring the most local food to you at our tables. </div>
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Here are some more reasons why <a href="http://www.cookinglight.com/food/in-season/reasons-to-garden-00412000082490/" target="_blank">you should grow your own food</a>.</div>
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If you already are doing this, then even as you are </div>
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in summer love with your garden, you may be </div>
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thinking ahead to a plan for fall garden (already??).</div>
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Here's a <a href="http://support.smartgardener.com/entries/22025312-Creating-a-new-garden-or-copying-a-garden-for-the-next-season-or-year" target="_blank">great tool</a> (on the computer rather than in the shed) to help you prepare.</div>
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What are you growing in your garden?</div>
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And what do you love most about gardening?</div>
ASAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256960911261125607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2278949912985261683.post-80910789719680632212013-07-05T13:38:00.000-07:002013-07-05T13:38:04.186-07:00Going "vegetable-centric"<div style="text-align: center;">
Sonoma has been sweltering through a heat wave as we head into July. </div>
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It seems the same is true in many other places. </div>
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Really hot days do not usually inspire us to be active, </div>
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instead being the perfect recipe for lazy afternoon naps. </div>
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But of course, we know we have to be out at the farm early to tend to the plants, </div>
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ensure they are irrigated and surviving the heat. </div>
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So far, everything is holding up, perhaps better than we are! </div>
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We will keep an eye on things as this weather continues.</div>
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All the plants at the farm have just exploded in this heat!</div>
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The chefs at <i><a href="http://www.thegirlandthefig.com/#!menus/c24jx" target="_blank">the girl & the fig</a></i> are making full use of the bounty </div>
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of fresh local produce, from our farm as well as our local farmers. </div>
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One of our favorite local suppliers is <a href="http://paulsproduce.me/" target="_blank">Paul's Produce</a>. </div>
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Their peppers are featured in this week's <a href="http://www.thegirlandthefig.com/#!plats%20du%20jour/c231p" target="_blank">plats du jour</a>, </div>
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and frequently when you order our signature fig salad, you are eating Paul's arugula!</div>
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By the way, in addition to <i><a href="http://paulsproduce.me/" target="_blank">their farm blog</a></i> on Paul's site, </div>
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check out <a href="http://candieded.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Art on a Farm</a> written by Candi, Paul's wife & partner.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> on left is entree first course of<br /> blistered garden padron peppers and summer radishes </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">fig salad photo by Steven Krause for<br />
<i><a href="http://www.platsdujour.net/" target="_blank">Plats du Jour: the girl & the fig's Journey Through the Seasons in Wine Country</a></i></td></tr>
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At this time of year, and throughout the summer,<br />
as we experience the "vegetable explosion,"</div>
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it seems as if everyone is inspired to eat <i>more vegetables</i>, get creative with recipes. </div>
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Sometimes, you just want to eat your meal from the basket of </div>
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what you've picked either from the farm or purchased at the Farmers Market. </div>
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It seems like more and more people are making vegetables </div>
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the focus of their meals-if not fully vegetarian, perhaps the star of the dish. </div>
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<i>Food & Wine Magazine</i> has a great article about </div>
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"<a href="http://www.foodandwine.com/articles/vegetables-now" target="_blank">vegetable-centric eating</a>, with recipes from culinary stars."</div>
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At <i><a href="http://www.thegirlandthefig.com/" target="_blank">the girl & the fig</a></i>, our produce is never an after thought or simply a side show. </div>
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One of our most popular dishes and an especially creative<br />
vegetarian delight is our <a href="http://www.thegirlandthefig.com/#!menus/c24jx" target="_blank">panisse cake</a>, </div>
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now served with eggplant purée, grilled chard, toybox squash, and basil pistou.</div>
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We figure if you are reading this blog, then you </div>
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love food, and finding out more about it. </div>
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Not only do we enjoy sharing our journey from our farm to your table, </div>
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but we like sharing ideas, recipes and tips with you—as well as </div>
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other blogs we've discovered that we think you might appreciate. </div>
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So, in the interest of food and new discoveries, </div>
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check out <a href="http://www.americanfoodroots.com/" target="_blank">American Food Roots</a>, which "explores </div>
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American culture, history and identity through the foods we eat."</div>
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Here we are in July, officially summer and we are in full swing at the farm. </div>
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We may still be doing some planting, mostly to spread out what is harvested when, </div>
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but we are pretty much planted for the season.</div>
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As you know, we consciously chose to go a little <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2013/03/tomato-talk-already.html" target="_blank">tomato crazy</a>, </div>
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but who can blame us? </div>
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The farm at <a href="http://www.imagerywinery.com/" target="_blank">Imagery Estate Winery</a> is just a perfect spot </div>
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and then there's you and what we know you crave.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heirloom tomato and watermelon salad photo by Steven Krause<br />for <i><a href="http://www.platsdujour.net/" target="_blank">Plats du Jour: the girl & the fig's Journey Through the Seasons in Wine Country</a></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heirloom tomatoes & mozzerella<br />at <i><a href="http://www.thegirlandthefig.com/#!menus/c24jx" target="_blank">the girl & the fig</a></i> </td></tr>
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We've noticed something very interesting this year </div>
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among the 800 tomatoes we are growing:</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">you can get lost in our "tomato alley"</td></tr>
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Some of the <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2013/05/first-batch-of-tomatoes.html" target="_blank">tomato plants</a> are shooting up so fast, from first planting day, to the next week, they were growing so tall—some of them are almost up to six fee already, </div>
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even before the fruits are ready to be picked. Then there are others, </div>
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that are certainly abundant, lush and healthy, but seem to be growing more slowly. </div>
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The slower growing ones are all heirlooms and the faster growing ones </div>
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are all the hybrids we experimented with this year. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">you can see the difference in heights of the tomato plants</td></tr>
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Since this is our first time growing hybrids, we didn't know what to expect. </div>
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In the past, we were purists planting only heirloom tomatoes, </div>
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but this year, knowing we would devote so much of the farm space to tomatoes, </div>
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we decided to give the hybrids a try. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Executive Chef John Toulze<br />checks on the hybrids about 2 weeks ago<br />They were almost as tall as he is!</td></tr>
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While you mostly think hybrids are a "dirty word," and only found in supermarkets, </div>
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actually, we grew ours from seeds exactly as we did with our heirlooms. </div>
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And for the real "tomato dirt" on the subject, check out what <a href="http://www.tomatodirt.com/" target="_blank">Tomato Dirt blog</a> </div>
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says about the <a href="http://www.tomatodirt.com/heirloom-tomatoes.html" target="_blank">pros and cons of heirlooms vs. hybrids</a>.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They are called hybrids because they combine two varieties<br />and you get the best qualities of both "parents."</td></tr>
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KQED Science page shares <a href="http://science.kqed.org/quest/2011/09/12/tomatoes-heirlooms-vs-hybrids/" target="_blank">differences between heirlooms and hybrids</a> </div>
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as well as busting a few myths about heirloom tomatoes—such as, </div>
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they are not "old fashioned tomatoes," as much as they are </div>
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varieties that have had no crossbreeding for 40 years. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">we hope to be serving these to you very soon!</td></tr>
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<span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">Did you know that 93% of American households grow tomatoes? </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">Do you? What kind?</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">But, as we've been saying, our veggie bowl has more than just tomatoes in it.</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">We are growing many varieties of <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2013/06/squash-chatter.html" target="_blank">squash</a>, several cucumbers, </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">And the gift of summer is that we are now beginning to truly see</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">most of what's planted certainly has been planned.<br />And then, we find bountiful <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2012/06/out-back-door-garden.html" target="_blank">purslane</a> just appearing<br />but our <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2012/08/orchard-gems.html" target="_blank">chefs get very creative with this</a>! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">this purple flower will soon be an <a href="http://www.localharvest.org/ping-tung-long-eggplant-plant-C16152" target="_blank">Ping Tung Eggplant</a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Now into our third year at the
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">of what grows best where. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">And while we still like to experiment a bit, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">the deepening of our relationship with the farm (as well as knowing what our guests </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">like </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">to have at their tables)</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">, </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">directs what we plant.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We really related to a recent post by <a href="http://www.smartgardener.com/" target="_blank">Smart Gardener</a>: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"</span><span style="color: #272727; font-family: inherit;">Remember
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<span style="color: #272727; font-family: inherit;">rolled around</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">—</span><span style="color: #272727; font-family: inherit;">that excitement about looking through the catalogs </span></div>
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<span style="color: #272727; font-family: inherit;">circling the toys you </span><i style="font-family: inherit;">just had to
have</i><span style="color: #272727; font-family: inherit;">? </span></div>
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<span style="color: #272727; font-family: inherit;">And then the excitement as the
gift-receiving day </span><span style="color: #272727; font-family: inherit;">got closer and closer,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #272727; font-family: inherit;"> the wonderfully delicious wondering
of what would be wrapped up for you? </span></div>
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<span style="color: #272727; font-family: inherit;">I think the closest thing to that
hopeful anxiety is the feeling </span></div>
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<span style="color: #272727; font-family: inherit;">gardeners get as they spend the winter months
pouring over seed catalogs </span></div>
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<span style="color: #272727; font-family: inherit;">and making endless lists of what they want to
plant </span><i style="font-family: inherit;">this year</i><span style="color: #272727; font-family: inherit;">, </span></div>
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<span style="color: #272727; font-family: inherit;">and then waiting for the seeds to arrive."</span></div>
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<span style="color: #272727; font-family: inherit;">Here's
a <a href="http://blog.smartgardener.com/plant-profiles/what-were-growing-in-2013"><span style="color: #0000f0; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">rundown of what <i>they
finally decided</i> to grow</span></a> this spring and summer. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #272727;">We've shared our garden plan with you.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #272727;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">What are you
growing in your garden?</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">When we think of our garden, the color that comes to mind is <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2012/09/lovin-our-greens.html" target="_blank">green</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And certainly a green lush garden plot means our vegetables are thriving. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The starts give us hearty leaves that lead to colorful blossoms </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">which then evolve into the vegetable treasure.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">you can see the green zucchini blossoming from the yellow flower</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">first of our tomatoes at the farm</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Even our fruits, which ripen into luscious yellows and purples </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">start out as leafy green trees. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">But then there is "the green stuff," the greens and herbs that </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">rather than ripening or maturing beyond the leaves. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The chefs at<i><a href="http://www.thegirlandthefig.com/" target="_blank"> the girl & the fig</a></i> rely on our </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">herb greens to transform their dishes into the memorable meals </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">we hope will keep you talking about your experience at "the fig." </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Besides the arugula which is the basis of our signature "fig salad," </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">there are other herbal greens we grow at the farm.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thegirlandthefig.com/#!menus/c24jx" target="_blank">fig salad </a>photo by Steven Krause for<br />
<i><a href="http://www.platsdujour.net/" target="_blank">Plats du Jour: the girl & the fig's Journey Through the Seasons in Wine Country</a></i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We love our chives: </span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chives" target="_blank">Chives</a>
have been cultivated in Europe </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">since the Middle Ages, although their usage
dates back 5000 years. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">They were sometimes referred to as "rush
leeks." </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The Romans believed eating chives could increase blood pressure </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">and act as a diuretic, as well as relieve the pain from sunburn or a sore
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">we mostly celebrate how good they make things taste!</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">chives at the <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-farm-at-fig.html" target="_blank">farm behind "the fig"</a></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and chives at<a href="http://www.imagerywinery.com/" target="_blank"> Imagery</a> farm</td></tr>
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What we eat is not the bulb, though, but instead the "scapes." </div>
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They have a milder onion flavor, with a hint of garlic, </div>
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and make a
delicious addition to salads and vegetable dishes, </div>
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as well as a topping
for fish and chicken.<br />
They are very easy to grow, and when they bloom<br />
chives make a lovely flower for the garden.<br />
In fact, many gardeners grow them as much for the flower as they do for the herb.<br />
(the bees like them too!)</div>
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Here's a great <a href="http://www.smartgardener.com/plants/578-chives-garlic-rg/guide/overview" target="_blank">primer on chives</a> and check out </div>
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this <a href="http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/browse-all-recipes/creamy-ravioli-with-squash-lemon-00000000056386/index.html" target="_blank">ravioli recipe topped with squash and chives</a>. </div>
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Other herbs at the farm include two other stalwarts </div>
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needed by every chef: Italian parsley and basil </div>
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What's the <a href="http://www.seriouseats.com/2010/03/cooking-with-parsley-flat-leaf-curly-leaf-the-differences.html" target="_blank">difference between flat leaf (or Italian) parsley and curly leaf parsley</a>?</div>
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And did you know you can use the stems too? </div>
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Since they are sharper in flavor and less delicate than the leaves, </div>
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they really hold up in long cooked stews, stocks, braised dishes.</div>
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If you don't have your version of a backyard "farm," </div>
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you can plant herbs in pots and on window sills. </div>
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If you are short on space, herbs can easily be planted in containers. </div>
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Here's a basic how-to for herbs in a container:</div>
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And if you have a bit more room in your garden,<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvvj5YH6g4o&feature=youtu.be" target="_blank"> container planting can be expanded</a> </div>
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What herbs are you growing and where?<br />
Any tips on how to grow them or how you use them?</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">beans and melons co-exist in the beds<br />
in the Orchard at the farm</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/nutrition/everyone/fruitsvegetables/" target="_blank">The official line</a>, as well as what your mother told you is </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Eat your fruits and vegetables." Research shows why it is good advice:</span></div>
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<li style="text-align: left;">Healthy diets rich in fruits and vegetables may reduce the risk of cancer and other chronic diseases. </li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Fruits and vegetables also provide essential vitamins
and minerals, fiber, and other substances that are important for good
health.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">Most fruits and vegetables are naturally low in fat and calories and are filling.</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">psst: and they are delicious, right?</li>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Ever wonder how many fruits and vegetables you should eat? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">There's an <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/nutrition/everyone/fruitsvegetables/howmany.html" target="_blank">official fruit and vegetable serving calculator</a> to tell you. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Although of course, if you are as lucky as we are, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">having the farm or access to great Farmers Markets, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">we eat <i>as many fruits and vegetables as we can,</i> just because they taste so good.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So, while we've been caught up in our vegetables,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">it seemed like a good time to put some focus on the fruits we have at the farm. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">some of the trees in<br />Orchard in early spring</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Our orchard, which is about 1.5 acres has 49 fruit trees including </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">5 varieties of peaches, 7 varieties of nectarines, 4 varieties of plums, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">4 varieties of pluots, 3 varieties of apricots, 2 kinds of apples, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">3 kinds of pears, two fig and two persimmon trees and a jujube tree. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It can be quite </span>beautiful, very fragrant and </div>
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pretty delicious in the Orchard when it is in bloom.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pluot almost ready to be picked</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Last season's apple blossoms<br />are so beautiful </td></tr>
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And this year, things are getting started. As you see at the Farmers Markets, </div>
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the apricots seem to be the first to burst out, and ours are very happy. </div>
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In fact, we were surprised and delighted this year to find </div>
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that the one apricot tree in the Insectary over by </div>
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the vegetable beds is very ripe and abundant. </div>
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Last year we got maybe 10 apricots total off that tree. </div>
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The other day, we picked 50 lbs of fruit already, </div>
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so that bodes well for our apricot bounty. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Apricot tree in the Insectary</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adds color and attracts those good bugs<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Of course one of all the bugs that are attracted to our <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2011/11/keeping-farm-growing.html" target="_blank">Insectary</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">are important for our <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2011/12/farm-project-biodynamic-organism.html" target="_blank">biodynamic farm</a> to flourish. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">This week, June 17-23 we especially celebrate </span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">these "good guys"--it's <a href="http://pollinator.org/pollinator_week_2013.htm" target="_blank">National Pollinator Week</a>. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">one of our prolific apricot trees in the Orchard</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And our chefs couldn't resist putting the apricots on the menu right away.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This week's <a href="http://www.thegirlandthefig.com/#!plats%20du%20jour/c231p" target="_blank">plat du jour</a> features ENTRÉE of spinach salad with</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">grilled apricots, bacon lardons, candied pecans, maple vinaigrette</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and here are those same apricots at your table!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arctic Star Nectarines looking good</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The rare Indian Blood Peach is not yet ripe<br />
but when it is, the flesh is a rich red </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blenheim apricots are prolific</td></tr>
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Naturally, not all the fruit trees ripen at the same time.<br />
The apricots are the stars now and the plums and <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2012/08/orchard-gems.html" target="_blank">pluots</a> are just getting started.<br />
Since Pluots are cross between apricots and plums,<br />
we may see them before the plums, but after the apricots!<br />
Apples, pears and the fig tree will be our late summer and fall gems</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We won't be eating these Pink Lady Apples<br />
for awhile</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and the Pear trees are<br />
taking their right time</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">first one of our<br />
Celestial figs!</td></tr>
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We stumbled upon this informative but fun <a href="http://eatseasonably.co.uk/what-to-eat-now/calendar/" target="_blank">calendar "freshness" disc</a> </div>
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that helps you determine what's in season when. </div>
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Obviously this varies depending on where you are, but it's a good overview. </div>
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None of us are probably eating fresh-off-the-vine tomatoes in December! </div>
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There we are, back to tomatoes (visions of these beauties on our plate </div>
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are never far from our mind these days...almost there), </div>
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but we <i>can</i> mention them in a post about fruits, </div>
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because you know, <a href="http://oxforddictionaries.com/us/words/is-a-tomato-a-fruit-or-a-vegetable" target="_blank">tomatoes are actually a fruit, not a vegetable</a>! </div>
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"The confusion about 'fruit' and 'vegetable' arises because </div>
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of the
differences in usage between scientists and cooks. </div>
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Scientifically
speaking, a tomato is definitely a fruit. </div>
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True fruits are developed from
the <a href="http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/ovary" shape="rect">ovary</a> in the base of the flower, </div>
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and contain the seeds of the plant." </div>
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So, tomatoes like blueberries and raspberries are considered a fruit. </div>
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As far as cooks are concerned, it seems tomatoes fall into the vegetable category</div>
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because they are used in savory cooking more often than sweet. </div>
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So, I suppose you could say that the very popular tomato watermelon salad </div>
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at <i><a href="http://www.thegirlandthefig.com/" target="_blank">the girl & the fig</a></i> is a "fruit salad!" </div>
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And speaking of raspberries, they are the other fruit<br />
we have growing in the lower farm beds,<br />
so our fruits are not all concentrated in the Orchard area<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">did you know the "white" raspberries are not as tart<br />
as the more common red ones</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">but we will be enjoying both soon<br />
the raspberries love this spot in the lower quad of the farm</td></tr>
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And, then we do have some veggies going in the Orchard beds<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">we will grow beans, cucumbers and melons<br />in the Orchard beds</td></tr>
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We mix it up at the farm, just like we all are supposed to do with our diets<br />
Makes for great balance, and that's what it's all about, right?<br />
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Let's do the hokey pokey and celebrate our fruits and veggies!<br />
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What fruits are you finding at the Farmers Markets these days?</div>
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Have any favorite recipes to share?</div>
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Several posts ago we indulged in <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2013/03/tomato-talk-already.html" target="_blank">tomato talk</a> </div>
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as the seedlings were becoming starts, then full fledged plants </div>
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ready to go into the beds at the farm.</div>
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We kept the tomato talk going because it's hard </div>
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not to get excited as the <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2013/05/first-batch-of-tomatoes.html" target="_blank">plants take and begin to grow</a>.</div>
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And even now, as the tomatoes are truly flourishing, </div>
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you'd think that is all we have growing at the farm, but of course that's not true. </div>
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Summer squash can rival tomatoes when it comes to going crazy.<br />
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There are so many varieties and they are so prolific,<br />
you can sometimes feel over-run by squash. </div>
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But we are excited about all the possibilities our chefs </div>
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will have when our squash plants mature.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="http://www.thegirlandthefig.com/" target="_blank">girl & the fig</a></i> summer fave:<br />
sauteed squash, olive oil, chili flakes & feta cheese</td></tr>
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We've planted Black Beauty, yellow summer, Romensco, </div>
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sunburst, patty pan and zucchini squash this year at the farm.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">our first squash blossom<br />
a true Black Beauty</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">patty pans and zucchini just starting<br />
soon this will be lush</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #262626;">"Archaeological evidence suggests <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squash_(plant)"><span style="color: #0000ef;">squash</span></a> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #262626;">of the <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2012/05/lots-happening.html"><span style="color: #0000ef;">"three sisters" planting arrangement</span></a>,
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #262626;">"a green thing eaten raw," from the Narragansett language."</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #262626;">Squash has been around a long time, so there a lots of opportunities</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #262626;">to get creative with ways to use it.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #262626;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We had to applaud this <span style="color: #0000ef;"><a href="http://noteatingoutinny.com/2011/06/13/zucchini-lasagna-without-the-pasta-sheets/">zucchini-without-the-pasta-lasagna</a>!</span></span></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Besides what our chefs will come up, everyone has creative ideas for squash:<br />
How about <a href="http://www.feastingathome.com/2012/09/jills-pickled-patty-pans.html#.UbKGEvZAQY5" target="_blank">Pickled Patty Pans</a>? </div>
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And can you resist <a href="http://www.yumsugar.com/Burrata-Stuffed-Squash-Blossom-Recipe-24576816" target="_blank">Burrata Stuffed Squash Blossoms with Olive Tapenade</a>? </div>
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Since they are often plentiful at Farmers' Markets, try these<br />
<a href="http://www.tarteletteblog.com/2011/05/recipegluten-free-brown-wild-rice-feta.html" target="_blank">ideas for what to do with the squash blossoms</a>.</div>
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By now, you likely agree, that actually, as with tomatoes,<br />
we can't have too much squash!</div>
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And if you want to engage in more squash chatter, check this out: </div>
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A new addition to the rich-full-of-information Smart Gardner blog, "<a href="http://blog.smartgardener.com/in-the-garden/ask-frank-summer-squash" target="_blank">Ask a Gardener</a>" </div>
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tackled questions about summer squash as their first subject. </div>
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Check out the questions and the <a href="http://blog.smartgardener.com/in-the-garden/ask-frank-summer-squash" target="_blank">tips about growing squash</a>.<br />
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What kinds of squash are you growing?<br />
How do you like to use it?</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As we move from spring to summer, the days at the farm </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">are still filled with many labors</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">—we are not done with all our planting </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">and much of what's in the ground is still at the fragile stage </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">of needing lots of attention to ensure an abundant summer and fall bounty. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">While we may not yet be able to steal a taste of something as we are picking, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">we do get enough signs of encouragement to keep us going.</span></div>
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They look cool now, but when cooked, the bean<br />
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"The "<a href="http://www.specialtyproduce.com/produce/Dragon_Tongue_Beans_604.php" target="_blank">Dragon Tongue" bean</a> is a dual purpose bean, </div>
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qualifying as a fresh pod
bean as well as a dried legume. </div>
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When harvested fresh, the entire bean,
shell and "seeds" are edible. </div>
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The bean has a warm cream color with
vivid violet </div>
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variegations throughout its stringless pod. </div>
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Its shape is
broad and the bean measures to an average of six inches in length. </div>
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pods are crisp and succulent and bear four to six plump bone white seeds </div>
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with pink to purple stripes that turn tan with age. </div>
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The fresh seeds
are firm, slightly starchy, nutty and sweet." </div>
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We have to wait a bit to see what magic our <a href="http://www.thegirlandthefig.com/#!menus/c24jx" target="_blank">chefs will create</a> with these.</div>
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Check out this <a href="http://www.cookinglight.com/food/in-season/bean-varieties-00412000083109/" target="_blank">primer on other bean varieties</a> </div>
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So yes, even with our labors, we are doing a lot of waiting these days.</div>
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Waiting for vegetables to grow, for seeds to set, </div>
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for blossoms to mature and fruit to ripen.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">we can't harvest the potatoes until<br />
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If you are waiting for your garden to grow, or if you aren't able to have your own farm, </div>
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check out the <a href="http://www.localharvest.org/" target="_blank">Farmers Markets near you</a>. </div>
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While it's true that even those who farm for a living</div>
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may not be at peak time yet, you might be surprised </div>
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at some of the gems available now.</div>
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If you <i>do want</i> to grow your own vegetables and have your own "backyard farm," </div>
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there are lots of <a href="http://www.gardenweb.com/" target="_blank">great resources</a> to help you. </div>
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In the North Bay, there's <a href="http://pantry.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/14505/fresh-from-our-farmers-lets-go-farm/" target="_blank">"Let's Go Farm,"</a>, where you can purchase vegetables to plant, </div>
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join their CSA and also buy from their bounty at area Farmers Markets.</div>
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Joey Smith, the young man who founded "Let's Go Farm," explains:</div>
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“One of my goals is to show people that they can </div>
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grow a lot of food on a very small piece of land.” </div>
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This video also gives you an idea of how to create your own "farm" at home:</div>
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Still wondering how to get started? Or need some tips?</div>
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Check out <a href="http://gardenerd.com/" target="_blank">Garden Nerd</a>.</div>
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And still one of our favorite online resources is <a href="http://www.smartgardener.com/" target="_blank">SmartGardener</a></div>
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And in the "creative ideas" department, </div>
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we couldn't resist this use of a ladder:</div>
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More ideas to share: The headline for this post was </div>
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<a href="http://www.bhg.com/recipes/salads/ideas/salad-recipes-ideas/?socsrc=bhggoo0520132" target="_blank">"Grow your salad" </a></div>
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Easy recipes to use what you are growing </div>
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or finding at the Farmers Markets. </div>
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Back at our farm, we are waiting for those potatoes </div>
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that are getting close to harvesting.</div>
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Besides the obvious go-to creation for them:</div>
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here's our Fingerling Potato Confit recipe </div>
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from <i><a href="http://www.platsdujour.net/" target="_blank">Plats du Jour: the girl & the fig's Journey Through the Seasons in Wine Country</a></i>:</div>
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4 cups extra-virgin olive oil</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">What are you waiting for from your garden?</span></div>
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Sometimes I wish we had a time lapse camera recording at the farm. </div>
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I am amazed at the changes I find from day to day, and especially week to week. </div>
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While some of this can predict, of course, <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2013/05/first-batch-of-tomatoes.html" target="_blank">so much depends </a></div>
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<a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2013/05/first-batch-of-tomatoes.html" target="_blank">on the weather </a>and just how the plants "take," </div>
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that often we are surprised at what we find at the farm.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">that's <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2012/08/orchard-gems.html" target="_blank">purslane</a> growing in the radish bed<br />although we didn't plant it, we certainly like to use it!</td></tr>
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We planted our potatoes at the farm at the end of February </div>
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and soon we will be harvesting them.</div>
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The amount of time it takes for potatoes to grow depends on the variety </div>
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are ready about 100 days from planting.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">potato beds late February ready for planting</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">potato beds last week!</td></tr>
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We are especially excited about our Russian Banana Fingerling potatoes. </div>
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This variety makes our farm staff and chefs happy: </div>
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<a href="http://www.groworganic.com/organic-russian-banana-fingerling-potatoes-lb.html" target="_blank">Considered the easiest fingerling to grow</a>, these were developed</div>
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in the Baltic Region of Europe/Asia and are<br />
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and are a favorite of among chefs and gourmet markets." (note to diners!). </div>
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Here are some great <a href="http://www.dailypress.com/features/family/home-garden/outdoors/diggin-in-blog/dp-fingerling-potatoes-20120228,0,1910034.story" target="_blank">tips on planting and using Russian Banana potatoes</a>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">notice that the Russian Banana potato flower is purple<br />while the Yukon golds have white flowers</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">these blossoms are our indicator<br />that the potatoes are pretty well set</td></tr>
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While the chefs will be inspired to create with the Russian Bananas, </div>
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we find the Yukon Golds are best for this party nibble:</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo of Salt Cod & Potato croquettes by Steven Krause<br />for <i><a href="http://www.platsdujour.net/" target="_blank">Plats du Jour: the girl & the fig's Journey Through the Seasons in Wine Country</a></i></td></tr>
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For fun, here's a time lapse video of a tomato plant growing over 42 days. </div>
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We are counting the days (maybe minutes?) for ours to mature </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">last week found our first tomato flower!</td></tr>
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As we are keeping track, we are on our <i>second planting</i> of radishes already, </div>
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having harvested the ones we planted late winter into early spring. </div>
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For our menu at <i><a href="http://www.thegirlandthefig.com/#!menus/c24jx" target="_blank">the girl & the fig</a></i>, we know we always need </div>
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to have radishes going at the farm.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just picked radishes in April </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">one of our most popular starters:<br /><span class="font_8">mixed seasonal radishes from our garden, anchovy butter & grey sea salt</span></td></tr>
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Any guess how long it will take for these to get from our farm to your table? </div>
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We admit we've gotten a bit carried away<br />
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500 of those beauties is a lot to salivate about. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">But now it's the <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-gardens-plan.html" target="_blank">patience part of farming</a>, so, like you, we will wait<br />until it's time for picking to enjoy the fruits of those labors.<br />Well, we will do more than wait-we promise to tend them!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> thoughts of this keeps us focused!</td></tr>
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that are in "ready" mode--our beets and radishes are very close </div>
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to harvesting and the carrots are not far behind.</div>
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We haven't forgotten the upper quad beds<span style="color: #262626;">–we've planted lots of potatoes </span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626;">and Russian Banana (which is actually a Fingerling variety).</span><span style="color: #262626; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626;">Something else going on in the upper quads caught is really interesting. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626;">We planted <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2012/12/under-cover-crops.html" target="_blank">fava beans because they are good cover crops</a></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626;"> during the interim period as </span><span style="color: #262626;">the farm transitioned from winter to spring. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626;">The nutrients from the favas "fed" the soil. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626;">As the pods mature, they are like decoys, attracting aphids </span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626;">but the aphids attract ladybugs, who get to work right away.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626;"><a href="http://www.gardeninsects.com/ladybugs.asp" target="_blank">Ladybugs</a> are busy getting rid of the aphids </span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626;">and all the other good work they do as our partners at this <a href="http://figfarmproject.blogspot.com/2011/12/farm-project-biodynamic-organism.html" target="_blank">biodynamic farm</a>.</span></div>
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Did you know that one ladybug can eat 5,000 aphids in a lifetime!<br />
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There is a lot of good information out there for you, </div>
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whether you are planting a big space, part of a community garden, </div>
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or even just tending a few pots of vegetables. </div>
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We recently stumbled upon this <a href="http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/tomato/msg0518555723114.html" target="_blank">online garden forum</a> </div>
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and have enjoyed the ongoing conversation. </div>
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Check it out, join in with a question or if you have an answer to share. </div>
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And please do the same here, as you follow the farm project with us.</div>
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What are you growing? </div>
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